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Gold Care Homes Care Home Admin (Bank) in Hetfordshire, United Kingdom
About the role:
Gold Care Homes is a well-established, independent care home group dedicated to elderly care, employing approximately 2,500 staff across 34 care homes. We are currently seeking an experienced administrator to support with admin responsibilities and ensure smooth operations and compliance for our portfolio of homes in the Hertfordshire and Essex area.
The individual in this role will provide administrative support to care homes on a bank basis.
What you will be doing!
General reception duties, taking calls, transferring to departments, greeting visitors
Duties will include general correspondence, telephone enquiries and reception duties, preparation of timesheets and submission of summaries relating to payroll, record keeping and taking minutes of meetings.
To provide accurate and efficient typing support from written and recorded material, utilising Microsoft Office to ensure the layout and appearance meet corporate standards, maintaining confidentiality at all times
To support the Home Manager and Deputy Manager in the delivery of corporate/strategic objectives and administration tasks, including diary management, preparation and coordinating of meetings.
To coordinate the duty rota, liaise with Bank and Agency staff when required.
To sort and distribute mail accordingly throughout the Home.
You will support the recruitment process for new employees, ensuring all paperwork and relevant documentation is complete.
Keep accurate records of all relevant residents' documentation to include financial contracts, monthly invoice requests and payments, pocket money cash records and sundry invoices.
Provide all financial invoicing and information to clients (or next of kin) including sundry invoices. Liaise where necessary to resolve queries and corrections and follow-up any unpaid invoices.
Maintain records of client admissions, hospitalisation and discharges to ensure correct charges are invoiced.
Process Social Services Assessment forms. Invoice and liaise where necessary with Social Services' Finance department. Chase late payments.
Provide monthly summary of invoices issued and payments received to Head Office All management information to be supplied to line manager monthly.
Prepare and submit data relating to petty cash and wages totals-monthly
Match supplier invoices / delivery notes and obtain authorisation to pay prior to submission to Head Office for payment. Liaise with suppliers on queries and refer to home manager where problems exist.
Provide an efficient telephone and reception service to the general public and relatives /visitors to the home.
Attend training courses and sessions as required.
Maintain client, staff and business confidentiality at all times.
Prepare and maintain stationary orders, stock and records.
To answer the telephone, record accurate messages, respond positively to problems and queries and deal appropriately with any visitors to the home.
To ensure all internal and external customer interactions are met with a welcoming and professional manner.
Role Specification
Candidate must have a full driving license.
Must have previous administrative experience in care home environment (nursing home experience desirable).
Will be supporting care homes in Hertfordshire and Essex region for annual leave cover.
What we'll do for you!
Salary up to £13.00 per hour
Employee Assistance Programme
Perkbox
Employee of the Month
Long term service awards
Blue Light Card
Professional Development
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