SYP - Administration Assistant

Role: Administration Assistant

Department: Community Safety

Location: Lifewise Centre, Rotherham

Term: Fixed Term Contract / Secondment - Until November 2019 

Band: Band B

Salary: £18, 123 - £19, 719

Hours per week: 34 Hours per Week

See attachments for Summary of Main Duties & Person Specification 

An exciting opportunity has become available with South Yorkshire Police as an Administration Assistant within Community Safety. The post will based at the Lifewise Centre, which is part of South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire Rescue Joint Community Safety Department. 

The successful candidate will possess good communication skills and will work as part of a collaborative team with the ability to respond positively under pressure. They will also be flexible with excellent organisational skills to meet the demands of the role. They will also be required to staff the reception on a rota basis where they will provide a positive image of South Yorkshire Police as the first point of contact for staff and visitors to the Lifewise Centre.

The role will provide administrative support to the Community Safety Project Officers and Management Team, which includes all the activities taking place in the Lifewise Centre.

The duties will include updating spreadsheets, maintaining booking systems, liaising with schools and other providers, responding to general enquiries and providing First Aid and Fire Warden cover for the Centre.

The successful applicant will have excellent IT skills and experience in an administrative environment. They must have the skills to utilise the full range of Microsoft Office Packages and be willing to learn bespoke police systems if required by the department. 

For more information regarding the role responsibilities, please see the Summary of Main Duties & for a breakdown of the essential criteria, please refer to the Person Specification. 

For further information about this post please, contact Margaret Lawson on Tel No. 01709 832 463.  Please do not contact this number for an application form.

FOR INTERNAL SECONDMENTS - To apply for this post as a secondment you must have the support of your Line Manager and Head of Department. This should be sent via email that to Recruiting@southyorks.pnn.police.uk. Please ensure that in the subject of the email contains the Job title and closing date of the role. Without support, your application will not be considered any further.

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

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

Closing date: Wednesday, 21st November 2018

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South Yorkshire is a culturally diverse area and to ensure that our service is fully representative of the communities we serve we welcome applications from all under- represented groups and individuals wishing to work part time.