SYP - Secretary

Role: Secretary

Department: Barnsley

Location: Churchfields, Barnsley

Salary: £18, 951 to £20, 619 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Purpose:

The purpose of the role is to provide secretarial and administrative support to the District Command Team.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the upkeep of diaries, including the booking of appointments and arranging of interviews.

They will also be expected to undertake audio and copy typing as well as carrying out reception duties.

The maintenance and developing of administrative, postal and filing procedures, as well as responding to telephone enquiries will also play a key part in the role.

The successful candidate will be required to attend meetings, producing notes/minutes of meetings and progressing subsequent action and as part of this, undertake typing duties required by Senior Officers as appropriate.

They will communicate instructions and information, undertaking chasing as required on behalf of Command Team members.

Any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

Skills and experience:

Essential

• Previous experience of working in an office environment
• Previous use of Microsoft Applications including Word and Excel
• Must hold RSA Level 2 or equivalent typing qualification
• Previous experience of minute taking

Desirable

• Shorthand skills

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years / 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Tuesday 28th January 2020 at 23.55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the HR Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Christine Thomas on 01226 736 334. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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