Admin Support Assistant - Stafford, United Kingdom - Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council

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Stafford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our busy team. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to provide administration support for the service.

The aim of the School Crossing Patrol Service is to ensure that children and adults can travel easily and safely whilst on their journeys to and from school. Staffordshire County Council has managed the School Crossing Patrol (SCP) Service since 1993 following its transfer from Staffordshire Police. The service operates at 250 sites across Staffordshire.

Main Responsibilities

You'll provide administrative support to the School Crossing Patrols Manager and the Area Management Team and be a first point of contact for enquiries.

You'll also use departmental databases and systems and the full range of Microsoft packages as part of your daily work.

The main duties will tend to include:

Maintaining and monitoring ICT systems including the input and retrieval of data
Producing high level, accurate documents such as reports and collating data.
Minute taking at meetings.
Varied administrative duties.
Assist with the delivery of training sessions (e.g., induction, onsite and safeguarding) for the Patrols by organising and record keeping.
Design, develop and promote information material for Patrols and communities to promote road safety initiatives.

This role is
predominantly office based in Stafford, although there is some flexibility for remote working as and when business needs allow.

With some previous experience of providing administrative support, you'll also need to be able to work in a team, have good organisational skills and a good ICT skill (including MS Office).

You'll also need:

A flexible approach as sometimes things can change, so you'll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly, often thinking on your feet.
Ability to work on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
Be creative, but with a good attention to detail.
A passion to always give the best service.

If you're looking for a great development opportunity but are unsure whether your experience or skills are suitable please get in touch with the recruiting manager:
About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation.

Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together.

This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people.

We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do.

We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.