Personal Assistant (PA) to Head of Children’s Specialist Services

Are you passionate about helping people to fulfil their potential?
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity?
If you answered yes to the above, please read on….

We would like to hear from enthusiastic individuals who are able to work on their own initiative, can demonstrate practical problem solving skills and have experience of providing a comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to a senior manager.

Title: Personal Assistant to Head of Children’s Specialist Services
Reference number: 40005
Hours: 20 hours per week (Part Time)
Location: Hove
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £26,000 – £27,990per year(pro rata)
Sense salary points: 24 – 29

About the job
Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. We provide tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. In addition, we support people who have a single-sensory impairment with additional needs.

We currently have the opportunity for a passionate, hardworking, driven individual to join Sense’s Children Specialist Services Team, to help us make a difference to deafblind children and their family’s lives. The role is interesting, challenging and exciting in which two days are never the same. This role is offered on a permanent part-time basis working 20 hours per week at our office in Hove.

Skills and abilities

The role is very varied so you will need to be highly organised and able to work confidently with a wide range of people, including senior managers, children’s professionals and the families we support.

The role requires the candidate to have excellent verbal and written communication skills, have a high level of attention to detail and demonstrate high standards of confidentiality, discretion, tact and diplomacy. As the first point of contact for the team you must be able to deliver a high standard of customer service and be able to juggle a busy workload.

To start: To be confirmed

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If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website to download the information pack and application form.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.

No agencies please.