Office Administrator (Temporary – Part Time)
Joy Lane & Co Ltd
Location: Dorchester, DT1 1DE
Hours: 25 hours per week, 9 to 2, Monday to Friday
Salary: £12.71 per hour
Duration: 2 weeks (with possibility of extension)
Notice: Start ASAP
About Us
Based in Dorset, Joy Lane & Co is building a reputation in the region. We pride ourselves on providing a first class service to meet all the needs of our clients.
The resulting diversity of our specialist areas allows us to serve a wide variety of clients in commerce and industry as well as enabling us to give expert advice to individual clients. We believe that our experience can help your business achieve success. That success is what we strive for, allowing us to grow together.
About the Role
We are looking for a friendly, organised Office Administrator to support the smooth running of our Dorchester office. This is a temporary part‑time position (25 hours per week). The ideal candidate will be confident handling reception duties, admin tasks, and general office support.
Key Responsibilities
- Answering calls and taking messages
- Handling client and internal enquiries
- Welcoming clients and offering refreshments
- Preparing tea/coffee for the director when required
- Liaising with suppliers and scanning documents to the CRM
- Ordering and maintaining office and stationery supplies
- Managing office and kitchen purchases
- Coordinating office maintenance
- Handling post, couriers, and document scanning
- Managing office phone systems and call transfers
- Organising and maintaining files
- Sending monthly Expense Guides to new clients
- Supporting Health & Safety and Fire Safety tasks
- General admin and ad‑hoc duties as required
Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience in an administrative or reception role
- Strong communication skills and a professional telephone manner
- Good organisational skills with the ability to multitask
- Confident using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Ability to learn new systems (CRM experience beneficial)
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently
- Friendly, approachable, and client‑focused
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Dorchester, Dorset: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Administrative: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
