The starting salary for this role is £26,777 per annum for working 36 hours week.
This is a fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 30th June 2025.
We are looking for a full time Team Administrator to work in this varied and interesting role within the Children, Families & Learning Business Support Team, based at either Woodhatch Place, Reigate, RH2 8EF or Dakota Building, Weybridge, KT13 0YP.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Team
Our Education Business Support teams provide support to front line workers and, whilst you won't be required in the office 5 days a week, there is the expectation you will work in the office on a rota basis at least two days a week. Core working hours are 09:00-17:00 to ensure full cover is provided to operational teams and front-line call lines.
About the Role
In this role you will organise training courses on behalf of the education teams; liaise with professionals both within Education and with other agencies; keep track of information; update and maintain spreadsheets and databases; take meeting notes and subsequently distribute to involved parties, ensuring timescales are met; and provide performance information.
You will be highly organised and willing to take responsibility. Comfortable in setting your own priorities and meeting deadlines, you also will be skilled at using your initiative. You will make sure that everything is in place to guarantee that all runs smoothly for the processes and teams you support.
Excellent interpersonal skills are essential along with a high level of written and verbal communication skills. You will have experience of working with highly confidential information in a customer focused environment and the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. You will also be a team player, but also able to work independently, and be willing to learn new skills and adaptable to any changes in processes as required by the Service.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Prior experience in administration
- Experience of working in a busy office environment
- Excellent customer service and communication skills (we handle telephone calls in this role)
- Experience in minute/note taking on a laptop (we minute meetings daily in this role)
- Excellent IT skills and proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint & Sharepoint)
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 23/06/2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.