Business Support Assistant – Preston

 

Spencer Clarke Group are looking for a dynamic, hard-working and organised individual to join our growing team in an exciting, fast-paced environment within our modern Preston Office as a Business Support Assistant.

Founded in 2017, Spencer Clarke Group are a specialist agency recruiting nationwide within the Health & Social Care, Housing & Construction, Social Work and Office/Admin Support sectors, supplying temporary and permanent staff within both the public and private sector. It is an exciting time to join a young, ambitious and vibrant company as they embark on their next phase of growth, which you can be part of and build a long-term future within. We are looking for individuals with a drive to develop professionally and who are keen to grow with the company.

This is a full-time role where you will be undertaking a vital role in supporting the business and its recruitment team with their day to day duties. Salaries range from £18,000 to £18,500 per annum, depending on experience, with regular incentives and bonuses available. This is a very important role within the business as you will be assisting teams with their workload as well as having to monitor and manage your own.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Input timesheet information and additional payroll duties
• Uploading and updating key information onto our internal databases
• Requesting and compiling candidate references and compliance
• Working to strict deadlines
• Create candidate profiles on external and internal systems
• Work with your consultants to ensure ad-hoc duties are completed
• Data input
• Liaising with candidates
• Social Media duties, increasing our presence via Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram and Twitter
• Recruitment duties such as advert posting and resourcing new candidates

Key Skills:

• Highly Organised
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Positive attitude and the ability to work autonomously
• Strong IT skills with the ability to multi-task
• Work to strict deadlines
• Good attention to detail
• Work under pressure without comprising accuracy
• Be different – think outside the box

In return, we celebrate success and offer exceptional benefits, such as:

• Regular staff nights out
• Lunch Clubs
• Monthly, quarterly and annual competitions & bonuses
• Race Days & Sporting Events
• Brand new facilities and break out room including pool table, TV etc
• Regular incentives
• Excellent opportunities for progression
• First-class training

Additional information:

• This is a full time, Monday to Friday post
• Choice of two working patterns; 8.30am to 5.00pm or 9.00am to 5.30pm with 1 hour lunch break
• Early finish Friday and weekly dress down days
• Brand new, 1^st class office facilities
• Free on-site parking

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply below or send your CV to ms@spencerclarkegroup.co.uk

Please be advised that due to the high number of applications we receive, it's not always possible to contact all applicants. If you do not receive a response within 28 days of your application, please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful

 

Spencer Clarke Group are working in Partnership with Wolverhampton Council to appoint an Assessment's & Recovery Officer to their team. The role is on a full time, agency contract for a minimum of 3 months which is highly likely to be extended on an ongoing basis.

 

Working Hours – Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00

Rate of Pay –£21 per hour.

 

About the role:

 

To ensure that we:

ü  Pay the right benefit to the right person at the right time

ü  Collect the right amount from the right person at the right time

ü  Take effective and appropriate recovery of debt owed to the Council      

      

Key Duties include:

The post holder will specialise in one or more of the following areas:

• To accurately assess and determine entitlement to housing benefit and council tax support.
• To accurately assess and determine liability to pay council tax and business rates.
• To determine the appropriate method of enforcement for recovery of debt.
• To negotiate repayment arrangements in order to achieve effective and sustainable recovery of debt.
• To attend Court to interview customers, explain process and make payment arrangements.

 

• To deal with customer enquiries either face to face, by telephone or in writing

• To maximise income and minimise loss.

Get in Touch!

We supply to over 80 Council’s nationwide so if you would like to know more about our vacancies, please contact Richard at Spencer Clarke Group.

 

Here at Spencer Clarke Group we provide workers with their own dedicated, expert consultant with extensive market knowledge.

 

Here are just a few of the benefits of working with us:

• Access to a huge range of excusive temporary and permanent opportunities

• Post-Placement Aftercare

• Subsidised training specific to your role

• Free DBS Checks

• Loyalty Reward Scheme and regular competitions for our agency workers.

• Market Leading referrals of up to £500.

 

If you are interested in this role and would like to apply, please contact Richard at Spencer Clarke Group as soon as possible on 01772 954200.

Recruitment Consultant – Preston

Spencer Clarke Group are looking for talented, ambitious individuals to join our growing team in an exciting, fast-paced environment within our modern Preston Office as Recruitment Consultants.

Founded in 2017, Spencer Clarke Group have experienced extraordinary growth so far and we are seeking ambitious, energetic, money-driven individuals who want to work hard and be rewarded financially for doing so. We are a specialist agency recruiting nationwide within the Health & Social Care, Housing & Construction, Social Work and Office/Admin Support sectors, supplying temporary and permanent staff within both the public and private sector.

This is a true 360 recruitment role where you take care of the whole recruitment process from start to finish. Taking control of your own market within a fast-paced temp desk, you will build relationships with both candidates and clients to provide the best service and stand out from your competitors.

Although previous sales or recruitment experience is desirable, it is not essential; we provide excellent training and offer constant support and guidance to ensure you maximise your potential. Whilst we help guide you throughout, we promote individuality and want you to be creative in your approach to the role, consistently evolving as a consultant.

With salaries starting from £20k-£22k per annum, high achievers can expect to earn over £45k in year 1, with year 2 earnings in excess of £60k.

If you’re a hungry, motivated and enthusiastic person with a background in a sales, target-driven or recruitment environment, this is the role for you.

What do we look for in a Recruitment Consultant?

*Previous sales or recruitment experience is desirable*

• Resilience
• Hard working individuals who are money motivated
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Positive attitude and the ability to work autonomously
• Competitive nature
• Strong IT skills with the ability to multi-task
• Extremely organised
• Be different – think outside the box

Your Duties:

• Manage your own geographical market
• Daily candidate interaction, building and maintaining strong relationships
• Servicing existing clients whilst seeking and developing new business opportunities
• Assessing candidate suitability, arranging interviews and placing candidates into work
• Proactively seek new candidates and clients daily through phone calls, emails and social media
• Post adverts and send mailshots
• Manage a fast-paced, temp desk

In return, we celebrate success and offer exceptional benefits to all employees, such as:

• Company Holiday Scheme for high achievers
• Regular staff nights out
• Lunch Clubs
• Monthly, quarterly and annual competitions & bonuses
• Race Days & Sporting Events
• Uncapped earnings potential
• Excellent opportunities for progression
• First-class training and mentoring
• Brand new facilities and break out room including pool tables, TV’s etc
• Flexible approach to working

Additional information:

• This is a full time, Monday to Friday post
• Choice of two working patterns; 8.30am to 5.30pm or 9.00am to 6.00pm with 1 hour lunch break
• Early finish Friday and weekly dress down days
• Free on-site parking
• Brand new, 1^st class office facilities

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply below or send your CV to ms@spencerclarkegroup.co.uk

Please be advised that due to the high number of applications we receive, it's not always possible to contact all applicants. If you do not receive a response within 28 days of your application, please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.

Minute Taking, Business Support, Council 

 

Spencer Clarke Group work closley with all the London Boroughs and are currently working with Hackney Council to find a Senior Administrator on a 6 month contract. We are looking for someone with the ability to hit the ground running within the Family Learning & Intervention Programme with Hackney Council, you will be required to work Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00 in a busy environment. 

To provide high quality, responsive administrative support, for the Family Learning and Intervention Programme (FLIP), this will include;

• To manage discreet projects and tasks ensuring deadlines are met, and outcomes achieved
• To be responsible for the collation and analysis of information and production of draft reports on service activity.
• To undertake research and special projects and prepare briefings as requested e.g. research on complaints, consultation with service users.

 

In order to apply for this role you will - 

1. A background working in the Public Sector
2. High Level Minute Taking Skills 
3. Strong Excel Skills 

 

If you wish to apply for the role then please send your CV below.  

You will then be contacted to progress your application. 

Business Support Officer - Administration - Belfast City Council 

 

Spencer Clarke Group are working closley alongside Belfast City Council to hire multiple Business Support Clerk's on On-gonig contracts. All the roles will be Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00 across a variety of areas including but not limited to Finance, Planning, General Admin and more. 

 

We are looking for someone with the following experience in at least one of these areas :

• Excellent customer service
• Reception / office administration experience
• Excellent phone manner
• Manual handling tasks 
• Filing
• Good level of IT knowledge needed
• Finance ADmin 

 

These opportunites are based in the council offices within the city centre and have been known to lead on to Permanent vacancies with the Local Authority. 

 

If this brilliant opportunity is something you wish to be considered for or would like to hear more information call Thomas @ Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954 200 after you have applied below.

 

  Islington Council are currently working alongside Spencer Clarke Group to recruit an Housing Repairs Coordinator The role is available on a Full - Time on an initial 3+ month contract Hourly rate is £13.53 negotiable dependent upon experience. We are hoping to get someone started as soon as possible ** 30 hours a week. You will be asked to do additional hours up to 35 hours a week on a shift Rota basis between 8am – 8pm. You will be required to work 1 in 4 Saturday mornings between 8am – 12noon ** Your role;

• Work closely with repairs supervisors, as a part of the Housing Services team to plan and co-ordinate the working day of Operatives to ensure all works are appointed to the satisfaction of the customer. While maximising efficiency and completing each task within the specified time allocations.
• Ensure all trade resources are utilised to their full potential, while maintaining customer focus and seeking to enhance the customer experience.
• Actively manage the workload of multiple operatives, monitoring timings and ensure job completion by the end of each working day.
• Reallocating scheduled jobs to operative contractors readily available to ensure all resources are effectively utilised.
• Action unscheduled jobs and ensure that all emergency and planned repairs are carried out as per our service agreement and within priority target times.
• Raise order on IT systems, plan and dispatch jobs to the best placed operatives or contractor with the right skills to complete the repair first time.

  Essentials;

• Standard DBS

Please get in touch with Khalsa Singh at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200

Hackney Council, Complaints Handler  Spencer Clarke Group are currently working alongside Hackney Council to hire a Complaints Handler on a 6 month initial contract to work full time Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00. This is a great role paying £15.99 per hour and there is a possibility of the role leading on to a permanent opportunity in the future.   PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To provide and manage a complex caseload of complaints within the quality team and provide a comprehensive, effective and efficient complaints service to the Property and Asset Management Department.
• Take responsibility for administering, investigating, drafting responses to complaints, members enquiries and Mayor’s enquiries on behalf of the housing department, and ensure the backlog is cleared.
• To ensure that complaints are handled professionally and effectively, ensure all information is received within target periods so that resident responses can be issued in a timely manner.

Qualifications and Knowledge Requirements:

1. Experience of office systems i.e. maintenance of computerised and manual filing systems
2. Experience managing customer complaints from receipt to closure
3. Experience of administering and dealing with complaints.
4. Experience of undertaking service improvements.

  If this is a role that would you feel you would be suitable for then please apply and then contact Thomas Humphreys at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200.