Work Services Clerk Honington, East Midlands, England
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Job summary
The position of the Works Services Clerk will be directly responsible to the Station Facilities Manager, providing support and guidance regarding Estates Infrastructure matters. The position is based within Facilities Management Squadron (FMS) at Royal Air Force Honington.
The position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
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Person specification
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IT proficient with experience of OUTLOOK, Share Point, Excel and Word as well as experience in delivering customer service. The post holder must adhere to MOD Diversity and Inclusion.
The successful candidate must be able to adapt to changing requirements and meet tight deadlines. A strong customer focus, with effective communication skills is required. A physically active role at times candidates will be required to carry out escorting and handover/takeovers of buildings and garages across the whole estate and on to construction sites.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options (subject to current policy)
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Generous Leave allowances - 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service) In addition to 8 Public Holidays per year
- On site car parking, café and shop
- Gym and Swimming Pool facilities (at significantly subsidised rates)
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Please note: Interview travel expenses will not be reimbursed.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your behaviours.
All applications will be subject to a sifting process. Successful applicants who achieve the required standard will be invited for interview.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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