Irish Speaking Office Administrator (Maternity Leave Cover)
Pay: From €35,000.00 per year
Location: Casla, Connemara, Co. Galway
Salary: €35,000 per annum
Job Type: Full-time, Fixed-Term (Approx. 6 Months)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Flexiforce, is seeking an organised, proactive, and enthusiastic Office Administrator to join our team on a maternity leave cover contract. This is an exciting opportunity to support the day-to-day operations of a busy Irish-language educational resource service while working in the heart of Connemara.
The successful candidate will be based in our Casla office and will also regularly attend our storage facility in Tír an Fhia to process and fulfil customer orders.
What You’ll Be Doing
As Office Administrator, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our office by:
- Providing administrative support to the Breacadh team.
- Managing telephone, reception, post, correspondence and general office administration.
- Preparing documents, meeting minutes and business correspondence.
- Processing customer orders, preparing invoices, packing and dispatching resources.
- Assisting with meetings, workshops and events, including registrations and logistics.
- Supporting the preparation and formatting of publications and documents.
- Delivering excellent customer service in a professional and timely manner.
- Carrying out other administrative duties as required.
About You
- Fluent in spoken and written Irish (all work is conducted through Irish).
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Experienced in administration and office systems.
- Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
- Friendly, professional and customer-focused.
- Able to work independently while also contributing positively to a team.
- Proactive, adaptable and able to manage multiple priorities.
Essential Requirements
Applicants must have:
- A Leaving Certificate (or equivalent qualification/experience).
- Excellent Irish language skills, both written and spoken.
- A full, clean driving licence.
- Access to their own transport and willingness to travel between work locations as required.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, which will include a short written assessment.
This role is being recruited on behalf of our client by FlexiForce, a Hartley People company, all applications are to be submitted to Ashling@flexiforce.ie
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