4142 — Office supervisors

What this occupation covers

Office supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of those carrying out general administrative and clerical work and performing specialist administrative and clerical duties in relation to finance, records, sales and other services to a variety of commercial, industrial and other non-governmental organisations and public agencies.

Typical duties

directly supervises and coordinates the activities of office staff

establishes and monitors work schedules to meet the organisation’s requirements

liaises with managers and other senior staff to resolve operational problems

determines or recommends staffing and other needs to meet the organisation’s requirements

reports as required to managerial staff on work-related matters

Entry routes and qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements, though GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. Entrants will normally have significant relevant work experience and may require professional qualifications in some areas.

Sponsorship information

Ineligible. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.

DBS assessment

No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.

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