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Trainee Executive Support Officer
| Posting date: | 30 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,345.00 to £27,729.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2025 |
| Location: | Bexleyheath, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | London Borough of Bexley |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | 001575 |
Summary
About Us
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
Leadership Support Team
The Leadership Support Team provide full support to the Corporate Leadership Team of the organisation.
About the Role
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Executive Support Apprentice to join our team to provide a high level of service in respect of planning and organizing with our Corporate Leadership Team (CLT). – this team consists of our chief executive, Directors and involvement with a range of senior leaders across the organisation.
You will have day-to-day interface with senior leaders, stakeholders, councillors and employees across the organisation. You will have involvement in key objectives of the Council and be part of supporting our residents and making a difference in our community.
You will be developed to assist in the day-to-day activities supporting the team which follow the organisation’s policies and procedures. You will help to plan and review the operational arrangements of key priorities of the organisation.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
Candidate Profile
Requirements:
· English and Mathematics to GCSE 4-9 or A-C level or equivalent.
· Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages – Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel with a passion to learn administration and office skills including accurate data entry, planning and organising and communication.
· Good level of numeric and literacy skills with an eye for attention to detail.
After training and development:
o The ability to work independently with limited supervision and plan workload to meet deadlines
o Ability to analyse and interpret data and information
o Experience of maintaining complex situations.
o Experience of dealing with enquiries from the public and senior officers.
o Experience of office administration processes, mailing, scanning, filing and use of information systems
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description.
We will offer you in return full support and guidance whilst learning the role and studying for the qualification and a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document.
Additional Information
Anticipated interview date: 13th February 2025
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk.
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
Leadership Support Team
The Leadership Support Team provide full support to the Corporate Leadership Team of the organisation.
About the Role
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Executive Support Apprentice to join our team to provide a high level of service in respect of planning and organizing with our Corporate Leadership Team (CLT). – this team consists of our chief executive, Directors and involvement with a range of senior leaders across the organisation.
You will have day-to-day interface with senior leaders, stakeholders, councillors and employees across the organisation. You will have involvement in key objectives of the Council and be part of supporting our residents and making a difference in our community.
You will be developed to assist in the day-to-day activities supporting the team which follow the organisation’s policies and procedures. You will help to plan and review the operational arrangements of key priorities of the organisation.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
Candidate Profile
Requirements:
· English and Mathematics to GCSE 4-9 or A-C level or equivalent.
· Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages – Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel with a passion to learn administration and office skills including accurate data entry, planning and organising and communication.
· Good level of numeric and literacy skills with an eye for attention to detail.
After training and development:
o The ability to work independently with limited supervision and plan workload to meet deadlines
o Ability to analyse and interpret data and information
o Experience of maintaining complex situations.
o Experience of dealing with enquiries from the public and senior officers.
o Experience of office administration processes, mailing, scanning, filing and use of information systems
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description.
We will offer you in return full support and guidance whilst learning the role and studying for the qualification and a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document.
Additional Information
Anticipated interview date: 13th February 2025
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.