Office Assistant

Salary: £26,000 per year

Job Title: Office Assistant

Location: Warrington

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Full time.

ORCHA are one of the UK’s fastest growing Digital Health organisations. We operate the world’s largest digital health assessment platform and library and have a suite of exciting products and services that are all geared towards getting more people using and benefiting from great health and care related Apps.

Digital healthcare holds the power to revolutionize how we treat patients. But this revolution comes with risk. Right now, there are over 350,000 health apps out there and only 20% meet safety standards. It’s an issue that needs action, and with action comes innovation.

Our industry-leading technology helps national bodies, healthcare providers, professionals on the frontline and digital innovators, develop, accredit and activate the best digital healthcare apps.

Putting the transformative power of digital healthcare into the hands of patients, safely.

It’s fair to say we are passionate about health apps. Digital health is rapidly emerging as the major new frontier in healthcare delivery globally and we are at the forefront of this fast moving and exhilarating environment.

What is an Office Assistant?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven, passionate, people orientated individual to come and join our people team as an Office Assistant. The role involves working across the whole of ORCHA and being the first point of contact for all our visitors and being the ‘go to’ for any queries which are office related.

This is an interesting role which we see will grow into an Office Manager, taking responsibility for all things Health and Safety. As our Office Assistant, you will need to be proactive, take responsibility for ensuring that our office remains to be a great place to work. You will oversee all office supplies and work with the Executive Assistants to provide admin and office support which may include coordinating travel for events, taking minutes, coordinating our teams and managing our office rota system for teams who will work to a hybrid model. You will be based onsite and so you’ll need to be able to travel to our office, some home working will be offered as part of this role.

We are also moving into a bigger office space and this role will involve assisting our team with the move. You will work to provide support to our People and IT teams and manage various projects.

Key Duties

• Answering inbound calls, taking messages and being the first port of call for visitors
• Meeting and greeting visitors
• EA/Diary Management in the absence of the EAs
• Arranging meetings, booking meeting rooms, arranging refreshments on behalf of various teams
• Drafting, formatting, and printing relevant documents
• Creating agendas in anticipation of various meetings

We anticipate that the growth and development in this role will grow at the pace that you want to learn and take on more responsibilities. We see this role as being more than an office assistant as there is a long-term career opportunity here for the right candidate as you’ll be able to support our team with a number of exciting projects. We will also provide support to undertake a qualification which will be in the business administration or health and safety area.

What do you need to be successful for the role?

• Previous experience of working as an office assistant in a fast paced environment
• A proactive, positive attitude with the ability to work to deadlines
• The ability to prioritise your workload
• The ability to demonstrate written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Problem solving skills, with the ability to be flexible in your approach to work
• A committed work ethic, with enthusiasm to develop your skills and a drive to learn
• A committed work ethic and customer service oriented attitude

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Healthcare Cash Plan with Simply Health
• Life Assurance with Aviva
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Contributory pension scheme with Royal London
• Flexible hybrid working
• Employee assistance programme – (EAP)
• Company laptop and home working set up
• Professional Development

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Receptionist, Administrative Assistant, Office Assistant, Support Administrator, Business Administrator, Admin Support, Secretary, Clerk, Administrator, Office Support, Admin Assistant, Admin, Operation Assistant, Operational Support Administrator, Operational Support Assistant, Office Administrator, Operation Assistant, Operations Administrator, Business Support, Visitor Support will also be considered for this role.