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Requisition ID:  13804
Posted date:  25 Feb 2026

Administration Assistant

Team: Planning Admin

Job Family: CBG5 - Providing

Salary: £25,583 - £25,989 per annum pro rata
Hours:  37 hours per week (part-time considered)

Location: Working from home once fully trained, You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.

Contract Type: Hybrid - Fixed term contract or secondment for 6 months
Closing Date: 22nd March 2026

Interview Date: Friday 27th March 2026 – this will take place via Microsoft Teams

 

About the role

This is a great opportunity to join Central Bedfordshire Council. We are looking for a confident Administration Assistant who is keen and quick to learn. You will need to be self-motivated, accurate, and have a keen eye for detail to progress tasks without close supervision. You will be working closely with colleagues, so excellent communication skills are vital. You will need a good level of numeracy and literacy, and as all tasks are dealt with electronically, you will need to be IT literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft products.

 

You will receive full training, but knowledge of using databases, GIS systems and case management systems would be beneficial.

 

Your key responsibilities will be:

  • Check and update existing records, using excel spreadsheets, on our databases to ensure compliance.
  • Check and update existing records on our GIS (geographical information mapping system).
  • Check and upload documentation to our case management system (SharePoint) and check that records can be viewed on our public online registers.
  • Support decision making by reading related legislation.

 

Working at Central Bedfordshire Council is more than just a job. We feel proud that we make a positive difference to the lives of local people and play our part in making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work.

 

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

 

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

 

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

 

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

 

 

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Alison Hunt at  alison.hunt@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk  or call 0300 300 5093.

 

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To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

 

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours.   Please book your place here.

 

More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council

 

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