Senior Admin Assistant

Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Bassett Street South Wigston
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: 25995 - 26409 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: Part Time 18.5 hours - Wednesday Thursday & Friday
Contract Type: Fixed term
Closing Date: 25th November 2025
Interview Date(s): w / c 9th December 2025

An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the HR & People Hub in the Business Support Services Team within Adults & Communities as a Senior Administrative Assistant based at Bassett Street South Wigston. To support the Hub Manager in delivering the work of a specialist Hub providing an efficient effective and comprehensive business support service across all of Adults & Communities.

Have specialist technical knowledge in the work of the Hub they are assigned to and to hold in-depth knowledge of the work of the department and services that their allocated Hub supports.

To apply for this post you must :

• Have worked with a large range of stakeholders at varying levels
• Know the importance of information confidentiality (GDPR)
• Have a flexible approach and work under pressure against tight timescales
• Be able to manage multiple tasks concurrently
• Be able to note take (turn conversation into concise points and accurately capture actions and decisions) in a variety of different meetings inc. those with service users and partners present
• Remain calm and focused when under pressure
• Have the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in fluent English is essential for the post.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term‑time working, part‑time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home / remote working etc.

Contact person:
Katie D Brown – Hub Manager.

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve.

Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the

How to Apply

section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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