Administrator – Level 2 – DBS

Job Category : Admin / Clerical.
Location : London Borough of Newham.
Hours Per Week : 36.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Start Time : 09:00.
End Time : 17:00.
Paying £13.39 per hour.

Candidates will need a DBS check carried out
Overall Purpose of Job

1. To support the Council’s vison and resilience agenda by providing a consistently high quality, cost effective and timely business support service.
2. To ensure that the administrative functions are carried out to a high level of accuracy and to corporate standards.
3. To ensure that continuous cover and support is provided to managers and staff based across council offices.

Job Context

The post holder reports to Business Support Team Leader.

1. The post holder has no line management responsibility.
2. The post holder maybe be required to work evenings, occasional weekends and public holidays in order to meet service requirements.
3. The post holder has no budget responsibility.
4. The post holder will be expected to work across the Newham Business Support Service.
5. The post holder will work flexibly and work as an effective team member.

The post holder will be required to work some evenings, weekends and occasional public holidays in order to meet service requirements and in order to ensure

EXPERIENCE:

⦁ Previous experience of secretarial, clerical and administrative work.

⦁ A proven record of communicating in person, by telephone and in writing in a calm, courteous and confident professional manner.

⦁ A proven record of providing administrative support within a team.

⦁ Track record of working in an office environment.
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SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

⦁ Able to work accurately and methodically.

⦁ Understanding of confidentiality issues and how this is observed and maintained.

⦁ Able to work on own initiative to manage and prioritise own workloads.

⦁ Ability to deal with telephone enquiries in a tactful, courteous and efficient manner.

⦁ Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.

⦁ Ability to prioritise own work and work of others to meet deadlines.

⦁ Ability to work on own initiative, identifying and implementing solutions to problems.

⦁ Ability to deal diplomatically with difficult situations and individuals.

⦁ Ability to contribute to corporate/service projects and initiatives.

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness and ability to work occasional evenings and weekends to maintain service delivery.