Clerical Officer
| Posting date: | 19 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £8,889 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Penderels Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | COW14 |
Summary
We are currently looking for someone to provide administrative support to our Wakefield team. The successful candidate will be joining a leading not-for-profit organisation that provides independent living services to people with disabilities and health care needs nationwide.
Location: Wakefield (Homeworking), with an expectation to attend team meetings every 6-8 weeks in Wakefield.
Salary: £23,492 per annum / £8,889 pro rata
Hours: 14 hours per week
Working days & times: Tuesday (9:00 am – 2:00 pm); Wednesday & Thursday (9:00 am – 1:30 pm)
Closing date: 3rd October 2025
Interviews: Will take place Microsoft Teams video conferencing software. Further details will be discussed with applicants who are shortlisted, you will be contacted by email (please check your junk/spam folders for our emails).
The Role - Your main duties will include:
• Providing a professional customer service experience to all callers on behalf of the Wakefield team.
• Providing clerical support to all staff including production of letters and other paperwork, producing invoices, minuting meetings and providing recruitment support.
• Managing an internal database, including the uploading of new referrals and other relevant documentation.
• Producing accurate statistics and reports.
• Receiving and recording all incoming/outgoing mail.
• Monitoring and replenishing office stationery stocks.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications - We are looking for someone with the following attributes:
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (including Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Ability to input and maintain accurate data records.
• Ability to manage workload effectively.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Ability to work flexibly and to deadlines.
• Ability to produce business correspondence to a high standard.
• Experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience of minute taking.
• GCSE Grade '4' or equivalent in English and Maths.
Perks: Employee assistance programme / Corporate Health Cash Plan / Subsidised car breakdown cover / Death in service benefit / 23 Days annual leave plus Bank Holidays initially, pro rata (Increased entitlement with length of service) / 2 Additional leave days in December (After 12 months’ service) / Wagestream
We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer a guaranteed interview to disabled candidates who meet the job specification.
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