administrative assistant Kilve, England
Job description
Why should I choose Somerset Council?
Well, for a start, we’re a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset.
And that’s why we’re working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.
If you’re looking for a place where your work truly matters – where YOU truly matter – we might be just right for you.
We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
What will I be doing?
SSE Outdoors consists of four residential, outdoor education centres and offers tailored outdoor learning experiences, day visits and holiday activities. The service exists to enable young people to undertake outdoor learning to expand their horizons, enrich their lives and build resilience.
As an experienced administrator we are looking for someone that can support The SSE Outdoors service as it continues to grow. This role will be primarily based at Kilve Court but some travel to other centres in the service may be occasionally required so an ability to drive is essential.
What you will be doing:
- Deal with all aspects of bookings for the SSE Outdoors centres and enter onto the online bookings system in a timely manner.
- Produce documents, reports and papers as required.
- Process DBS applications on behalf of SSE Outdoors.
- Be a first point of contact for visitors to the centre and provide the highest standard of customer care.
- Assists in the Centre’s Health and Safety operations and promote the welfare of children.
- When needed travel to any and all SSE Outdoors centres to work.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
Somerset Council offer ongoing training and support to further your development, but it will help if you have:
- Relevant experience working in an office environment.
- Very sound working knowledge of IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and databases.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Experience in the organisation and administration of a variety of meetings, including minute taking.
- Experience working independently and as part of a team.
- Be educated to GCSE level or NVQ level 2, including English and Maths (grade C or equivalent
We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.
What will I be offered in return?
We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work, they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.
We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
- We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
- Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- Staff discounts in gyms.
- Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
- Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
- A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
- My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.
Anything else I should know?
The salary for the role is Grade 14, ranging from £21,189 - £21,968.
This role is being advertised on a full-time basis (37 hours)
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Claire Prior on 01278 741270 or email [email protected].
If you submit your CV or profile in application for this role via Indeed, we will upload your details to our applicant tracking system. Please see our privacy statement here:
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/finance-performance-and-legal/privacy-notice-recruitment-data-privacy-statement/
If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you!
DBS information:
This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure
Job Reference: SCC04310
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,189.00-£21,968.00 per year
