TSSE Administrator
| Posting date: | 10 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,977 to £26,886 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2024 |
| Location: | Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF |
| Company: | Surrey County Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | surreycc/TP/288350/678_1712739472 |
Summary
This role has a starting salary of £24,977 per annum, based on working 36-hours per week. This is a 12-month fixed term / secondment opportunity.
We are excited to be hiring a new Administrator to join our fantastic Trading Standards South East (TSSE) team. Our team works remotely, with flexible working being supported, laptop and mobile supplied. You will be homebased for the majority of the working week, however you may work from Woodhatch Place, Reigate or other Surrey offices. You will need to travel on a business need basis (this will be very minimal).
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
You will be a member of the TSSE team which consists of 4 friendly members of staff supporting 19 local authority Trading Standards services across the South East of England. The purpose of the partnership is to deliver greater value to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness. This is achieved as a result of adopting a coordinated, joined-up approach by sharing resources, knowledge and expertise.
TSSE prides itself on a collaborative and inclusive approach. We have a proactive, can do attitude.
We support Trading Standards professionals to identify new and innovative ways of working and to facilitate the sharing of best practice.
About the Role
Would you like to support a dynamic Trading Standards partnership by providing a wide range of administrative services? Are you able to process complex information and produce a short & clear bullet point summary?
For this role, you will need to be able to work on your own initiative and deal with changing priorities. Being self-motivated, able to work remotely and with minimum supervision are also essential to this role. Using your excellent interpersonal skills, you will display your pragmatic 'can do' approach.
To deliver a high quality service, some of your tasks will include:
- Organising online 'MS Teams' meetings,
- Liaising with members of staff across 19 Local Authorities and external stakeholders to support a co-ordinated partnership approach.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Good general standard of education with GCSE grade C or above Maths & English (or equivalent)
- Excellent keyboard skills and competency in Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Your ability to process complex information and produce a short and clear bullet point summary
- Your ability to organise and prioritise your own workload
- Your ability to demonstrate good time management skills
- Confident working within a team, as well as being flexible and can cope well with change.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 01/05/2024 with interviews planned for 20/05/2024.
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.