Autism Hampshire, part of the Avenues Group, is a place where people smile, laugh and grow – and achieve extraordinary things. 

Would you like to work for a friendly, ambitious charity on a project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund supporting autistic adults to develop their skills, confidence and independence? Are you organised, with an eye for detail and experience in an administrative role? If so, then apply today.

We have an exciting opportunity for a part time Business Support Administrator to join our Autism Hampshire Community Services subsidiary based in our Hampshire office in Whiteley.

Autism Hampshire has received a 5-year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to continue developing our Serendipity Community Groups service. The Serendipity groups provide a safe space for autistic adults to meet across Hampshire, and we are excited for this next phase of development.

We are seeking an organised, focused and empathetic individual to join our Community Services. This role is part time covering 15 hours per week. We are ideally looking for the hours to be covered across the week and we're happy to discuss this with you during a telephone interview and at an interview stage. Autism Hampshire has a hybrid working policy and this role has some home working and flexible hours available.

In this role you will be responsible for leading on the administration and organisational management of the Serendipity Community Groups Service as well as general administrative support for the Community Services teams. You will also be a key contributor to the effective running of the Serendipity service, manage the member registration process and provide data and analysis for reporting purposes.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 26th May and 2nd June. 

Our ideal candidate looks like this!

• Experience of secretarial and office administration work – social care sector experience highly desirable
• Experience in collating and analysing data to support report writing
• Knowledge of IT systems, databases and MS Office
• Able to prioritise own workload and be self-motivated
• Good attention to detail, accurate record keeper, organisation
• Able to uphold confidentiality
• Understanding and sympathetic to the challenges faced by autistic people and/or people with learning disabilities and other neurodivergent conditions

Please refer to the role profile for full requirements of responsibilities, experience, skills and knowledge needed to be considered for this role. 

Why join us?

We are committed to supporting our employees to achieve a good work-life balance and support flexible working including working from home.  

We encourage our central services employees to really get to know the organisation and to spend time visiting services, meeting people we support, their families and our support staff.

You’ll be part of an organisation that takes pride in its values at all levels, making sure the people we support are at the forefront of our decisions. 

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce so we would love to hear from anyone who feels is able to take those opportunities to the next level.  

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage. 

Benefits you can expect!

• Flexible Working including working from home.
• Paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal and employee assistance programme.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• And more.

Please contact us via email or phone if you have any questions or want to enquire further regarding an application.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity – we are looking forward to hearing from you today!

Autism Hampshire is a registered charity - Charity Reg. No. 288141.