Operational support grade Work, Jobs in Bridgwater (with Salaries)

Business Support Assistant
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £24,796 - £25,185 a year
- English
- Administrative experience
- Organisational skills
- Work from home
6d
Locum GP - OOH - Bridgwater, Shepton Mallet, Taunton, Yeovil
Herts Urgent Care —Bridgwater
- £75.04 - £123.36 an hour
7d
Facilities Administrator
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £10,052 - £10,210 a year
- English
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
8d
Courier Service Specialist
Evri —Bridgwater
- £23,000 - £28,000 a year
- Driving
- IT
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
21h
Service Improvement Officer
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £41,771 - £46,142 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
14d
Maritime Advisor
UK Hydrographic Office —Taunton
- £32,420 - £38,173 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Presentation skills
- Mentoring
17h
Apprentice Tax Accountant
Screwfix —Yeovil
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Data analysis skills
- Microsoft Office
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Junior Geospatial Specialist
UK Hydrographic Office —Taunton
- £28,109 - £31,952 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Data analysis skills
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
14d
Enforcement Officer - Environmental Crime
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £32,597 - £36,363 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Case management
- Mentoring
3d
College Academic Business Partner
Cardiff University —Cardiff
- £61,759 - £67,468 a year
- Full-time
- BLS Certification
- University
- School
21h
Maintenance Officer
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £25,185 - £25,989 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Driving
- Data entry
2d
Exams Officer / Admin
Tutors and Exams Limited —Taunton
- £26,000 - £27,500 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
4d
Learning and Organisational Development Partner
UK Hydrographic Office —Taunton
- £48,746 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
3d
Strategic Tourism Officer
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £37,280 - £41,771 a year
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Project management
- No degree
13d
Senior Assessment & Reviewing Officer
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £37,280 - £41,771 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- IT
- Care plans
9d
Customer Care Specialist
Wealthify Ltd —Penarth
- £26,000 - £27,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Flexible schedule
Quick apply
Senior Quality Engineer (QML)
Assystem —Bridgwater
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- English
- Quality control
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Fire Safety Manager
Butlin's —Minehead
- Full-time
- IT
- Communication skills
- Resort
Senior Supervisor - Aircraft Engineering Support
Serco Plc —Yeovil
- Full-time
- Management
- Military
- Supervising experience
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
ICT Engineer - Firewall
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £28,598 - £32,061 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- AWS
- Analysis skills
- Annual leave
2h

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Business Support Assistant

Somerset Council -
Taunton

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Job details

Permanent
£24,796 - £25,185 a year
6 days ago

Benefits

Work from home

Qualifications

English
Administrative experience
Numeracy
Organisational skills
IT
NVQ

Full job description

Date: 29 May 2026

Location: Taunton, GB, TA1 4DY

Company: Somerset Council

Closing date: 14 June 2026

Salary: Grade 15, ranging from £24,796 to £25,185 per annum

Looking to start your career in administration or ready for a fresh challenge where your skills can make a real difference?

Join Somerset Council as a Business Support Assistant and become part of a friendly, supportive team that keeps essential services running behind the scenes. This is a great opportunity to build on your existing skills, gain valuable experience, and develop your career in a role where no two days are the same.

Whether you're early in your career or bringing transferable experience, you’ll play a key part in helping services run smoothly and supporting the communities we serve across Somerset.

Role Summary

As our Business Support Assistant, you will provide administrative support to ensure the smooth and efficient running of team, centre, or service activities. You’ll help maintain accurate systems and records, respond to enquiries, and support financial and operational processes. Working across key service areas, including transport provision, you’ll play an important role in supporting day-to-day delivery and ensuring residents can access essential services.

What you'll do – Key Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day administrative support, including coordinating meetings, managing diaries and handling correspondence.
Prepare and maintain accurate documents, reports, spreadsheets and records
Handle sensitive and confidential information with appropriate care.
Take notes and minutes at meetings where required.
Act as a first point of contact, responding to enquiries from customers, colleagues and external partners.
Provide a professional reception service where required.
Manage team and digital mailboxes, ensuring queries are dealt with promptly.
Process financial transactions including invoices, purchase orders and payments in line with procedures.
Raise invoices and support payment processes for suppliers and services.
Support school transport payments, including operator payments and petrol allowances to parents.
Resolve queries relating to invoices, payments and service provision.
Assist with budget monitoring and maintaining accurate financial records.
Carry out routine system housekeeping and support health, safety and premises-related tasks.

What We’re Looking For – Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Sound working knowledge of IT systems including Microsoft 365.
Experience of working in an administrative role and within a team.
Experience of communicating with members of the public face-to-face and via telephone, letter and email.
Experience of handling sensitive and confidential information.
Experience of minute taking.
Experience of using client management systems and spreadsheets.
Minimum NVQ level 2 standard/5 GCSEs, English and Maths, at Grade 4 or above with good standards of literacy, numeracy and accuracy.
Good organisational skills.
The ability to prioritise conflicting work demands and have a flexible approach.
The ability to follow agreed processes to ensure consistency is provided.
The ability to produce high standards of accurate work and to work to deadlines.
Ability to communicate clearly and confidently in English, both verbally and in writing.

Additional Information

Permanent contract, 4 days per week (29 hours)
You must be available to work on Fridays; your non-working day can be agreed when you start, depending on service needs.
25 days’ annual leave, additional to Bank Holidays (pro-rata)

Your place of work is County Hall in Taunton, but the team predominantly work from home with regular office days.
Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We are only able to proceed with candidates who already have the right to work in the UK without the need for VISA sponsorship.

Interviews are due to take place week commencing 22 June 2026.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Laura Adams, Business Support Supervisor on 01823 358176 or [email protected]

A full job description will be provided to shortlisted candidates or on request via [email protected]

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operational support grade jobs in bridgwater

Business Support Assistant

Locum GP - OOH - Bridgwater, Shepton Mallet, Taunton, Yeovil

Facilities Administrator

Courier Service Specialist

Service Improvement Officer

Maritime Advisor

Apprentice Tax Accountant

Junior Geospatial Specialist

Enforcement Officer - Environmental Crime

College Academic Business Partner

Maintenance Officer

Exams Officer / Admin

Learning and Organisational Development Partner

Strategic Tourism Officer

Senior Assessment & Reviewing Officer

Customer Care Specialist

Senior Quality Engineer (QML)

Fire Safety Manager

Senior Supervisor - Aircraft Engineering Support

ICT Engineer - Firewall

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