About this role
Office Manager
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG
Position: Office ManagerJob Details
- Care home: Laurel Place
- Location: Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG
- Contract type: 40hrs per week
- Rate: £30,227,83 per annum
Are you someone with great administrative and office management skills, and an eye for detail? As Office Manager, you'll provide administrative support to ensure our home runs smoothly for everyone.
Join us as our new Office Manager at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.
About Exemplar Health Care
Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.
Laurel Place supports adults living with complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.
As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.
About the role
Our Office Managers provide administrative support, including drafting letters, maintaining financial records, managing filing systems and organising appointments.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- *maintaining accuratefinancial records and our purchase ordering/sales ledger system
- *effective management ofbudgetary controls
- *completingstaff records, including attendance and holiday records
- *processingpayroll information
- *being the firstpoint of contact for colleagues, the people we support and our visitors
- *overseeing the home'sgeneral enquiries
- *promoting choice,dignity and independence.
About you
Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You'll also have
- experience of working in administration or office management
- efficient data processing skills
- keen attention to detail
- the ability to work to deadline
- an approachable and friendly personality
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- good working IT knowledge and digital skills.
To apply for this role, you'll need a relevant qualification, such as Information Technology or Business Administration at NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
If you haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including
- regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
- retail and lifestyle discounts
- free DBS check
- 24/7 counselling and support
- Blue Light Card eligibility.
How to apply
Sound good? We'd love to hear from you. Click the button to 'APPLY NOW'.
Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England.
Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.
This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.
Getting to Laurel Place
Laurel Place, Gudmunsen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG
Laurel Place is is connected by major roads including the A68, A688, A689, and A6072.
The home is on the corner of Greenfields Road, Watling Road, and Gudmunsen Avenue.
There are limited parking spaces in the home's car park. Street parking is available on Watling Road and Gudmunsen Avenue.
The home is a short walk from several bus stops.
- Club - Watling Road bus stop, which is accessed by buses 1 Sapphire, 6 Sapphire, 9, 56, 85, and X21 X-lines.
- Hospital bus stop, which is accessed by bus 9.
- There's also a train station in the local area.
- Bishop Auckland - 1.7 miles away (30 minute walk).