Administration Assistant

Grade D scp 6 £25,989 to scp 11 £28,142, part time pro rata £15,452 to £16,733 pay award pending
Contract: full time Permanent x2, fixed term part time x1 12 months
Hours: 37 per week and part time 22 per week
Interview date: 20 August 2026
For further information about this role, contact: Chris.walker@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role

As an Administration Assistant, you will carry out a range of administrative duties relating to the Coroners Service and provide a welcoming and professional reception service, greeting visitors, staff and customers. The Coroners Service looks to provide the community with a great customer experience at the highest level of integrity whilst also following key legislative procedures. This is an exciting role for an enthusiastic candidate looking to support essential coronial services to the public, that supports the community with compassion and professionalism.

About You

You will have proven experience of working in a customer facing environment and dealing with members of the public. You will be an effective communicator who can be a diligent and responsible individual in a fast-paced environment. You will need to be a flexible worker and resilient to the service as you will be working in an environment that exposes you to upsetting and confidential material. You will have the ability to work as part of a team, use your own initiative, have excellent IT skills, with a sound understanding of data protection and data sharing legislation.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk