There are thousands of admin roles available in the UK, and they range across all industries and sectors such as health, manufacturing, recruitment, local government… in fact, every business needs some form of administration to survive.

We work with many of the UK's leading organisations who have a large demand for people in admin roles such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Atos and NHS Trusts, through to small local Solicitors.

If you would like to work in admin, Remploy can support you in a number of ways.

So what's involved?

Admin is a hugely varied career path, with jobs including secretarial work, clerical work and customer services admin.

Administrative roles vary greatly, and include:

• Using the telephone and answering incoming calls
• Typing
• Keeping and filing information
• Using computers
• Providing general information
• Sales support
• Reception duties
• Organising meetings
• Keeping diaries

Administrative roles also include updating customer records, processing order forms and data entry.

Where will I work?

Administrative roles are nearly always situated in an office environment, and you may work as part of a larger administrative team, or provide administrative support for an individual.

Working in admin doesn't necessarily involve sitting at a desk all day, there is plenty of opportunity to meet people and offices are often lively and bustling places to work. There may also be plenty of opportunities for promotion to team leader, supervisory and management positions.

Is it for me?

Until you try a job for yourself it can be difficult to tell whether it's right for you, but Remploy can help you gain the skills you'll need, such as;

• Being confident talking to people
• Being motivated and organised
• Being able to deal patiently with customers and suppliers
• Being able to work quickly and efficiently
• Being confident in using a keyboard, PC and telephone
• Being able to communicate effectively with different people

Don't worry if you need to develop some of these skills. Remploy offers pre-employment training and work experience to get you ready for interviews.