Administrator / Receptionist

Are you a receptionist or administrator who is interested in working in the substance misuse sector to help people make positive changes in their lives? This new role is an opportunity to join one of Via’s fully integrated flagship services.

The Role

The receptionist and administrator for Via Merton is the ‘first face of the service’, providing a warm and professional welcome for service users, professionals and our local partners and stakeholders.

The post-holder will be able to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude and an ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds. With strong IT and communication skills, they will be able to manage a busy reception and switchboard and support the service with taking and processing referrals and assessments, correspondence and invoices.

The Service

Via Merton is a fully integrated substance misuse service, providing clinical and psychosocial interventions, operating from a main treatment hub, with additional satellites within the community. The team actively promotes recovery and works with individuals that are directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse, working with the local community to improve the health, wellbeing and functioning of Merton residents, irrespective of circumstance.

Location

The role is based at our Merton hub in Mitcham CR4 but may involve travel to external meetings and to other Via locations as needed.

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package

For an informal discussion about the role, contact Raymond Le-Roux, Senior Data Administrator via Raymond.le-roux@viaorg.uk or 07383 084259.

The closing date for applications is Friday 23 June 2023 at midnight.

The interviews will take place week commencing 26 June 2023.

We only accept applications via www.viaorg.uk/careers using our application form, sorry we don’t accept CVs. For guidance on how to complete the application visit www.viaorg.uk/howtoapply. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.

Please email people@viaorg.uk if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.