Team Administrator (Older Peoples Team)
Bedford Borough Hall
Full time | Permanent

Are you an organised, motivated and confident administrator with a passion for supporting essential social care services? Bedford Borough Councils Older Peoples Team is looking for a Team Administrator to provide vital administrative support to our dedicated Social Workers and Nurses.

What you will do:

• Deliver efficient administrative and word processing support across the team.
• Organise meetings, venues and take minutes (especially for safeguarding meetings).
• Maintain and manage paper and digital case files in line with policy.
• Be the first point of contact for Older People Team clients and handling calls and messages professionally.
• Manage data entry, Excel records, holiday/sickness tracking, stationery supplies, invoices, and PowerPoint presentations.
• Input and compile information using the Councils customer database.
• Support with procurement in line with departmental financial procedures.
• Carry out requests set by the Team Manager and/or Advanced Practitioners.

How to apply

When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions.  The application questions require a yes/no response.  Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria.  An optional CV template is provided below.  

Closing Date: 25th July 2025

Interview Date(s): W/C 11th August 2025

Please note:

The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)

· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical

For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk

Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us/working-culture-and-commitments

Enhanced DBS 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).