Administrative Assistant

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees alike. With a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together', Avery offers exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes, providing a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

As an Administrative Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Winchester Heights Care Home, you will support the General Manager and Administrator in administrative tasks to ensure the smooth and efficient management of the Home and meet Head Office deadlines on financial procedures and all information returns. Your responsibilities will include submitting data for invoicing, assisting in the preparation and dispatch of management information, placing purchase orders, and managing residents' personal allowances.

SHIFT DETAILS: 9 am to 5 pm (2 days) & 9 am to 2 pm (one day)

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.

As part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as an Administrative Assistant at Winchester Heights Care Home in Hampshire. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Being responsible for the submission of data to enable invoicing to be carried out by Group Support Centre.
• Assisting in the preparation, collation, and dispatch of management information to Central Support Office as requested by the General Manager.
• Placing purchase orders with approved suppliers, complying with procedures, to maintain appropriate stock levels and controls and ensure expenditure is contained within agreed budget limits.
• Managing residents' personal allowance where requested and assist individual residents with financial arrangements.

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must have:

• Two years clerical experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• To be able to prioritise own workload.
• Effective interpersonal skills and professional telephone manner.

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.