Support Assistant - Leven, United Kingdom - Fife Council

Fife Council

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Leven, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Proposed Interview Date:
Week Commencing 3 June 2024

Closing Date:
Monday 27 May 2024

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary:
£22, £23, Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 18 hours per week

Location:
Carberry House, Leven

Supporting Statement

Job Details
We are currently looking for a Support Assistant who will provide a professional customer focused Business Support Service.

Business Support provides a wide variety of administrative support - you will work alongside Managers and colleagues supporting the following areas of the Council:

Education & Children's Services.
Health & Social Care.
Mail/accounts.

What we offer:

A blend of working from home and working in a Council building, where typically, you would work 1 or 2 days in the office depending on the needs of the service, where post allows.

We provide a range of employee benefits including:

Local and national discounts
supermarkets, restaurants and retail
Local Government pension scheme.
Generous holiday entitlement of 24 days + 8 public holidays, rising to 29 days + 8 public holidays after 5 years' service prorata.
Access to and support with a range of training opportunities including individual training plans and access to funding for formal qualifications that you will need for the job. A great opportunity to learn something new.

Business Support offers an individual plan for all employees which will enable opportunities for further development and training as needed.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert.

The Person
Educated to National 4 with core skills modules, SVQ1, 3 Standard or "O" Grades or equivalent.

An awareness of confidentiality is essential, along with how you might handle this type of information in a secure and safe manner.

Key skills required include accuracy, attention to detail, time management, customer service, interpersonal and organisational skills.

You are required to have good levels of interpersonal skills to enable you to work as part of a team or on your own as required.

You will be required to attend an interview of around 30 minutes followed by short skills tests.

Further Information
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Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
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How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
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Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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Directorate Information - Council Department information

**We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.