Administration Assistant

About the role:

Horsham District Council is looking for an Administration Assistant to work as part of the overall admin team supporting all Recycling & Waste including the transport services through the provision of administrative and technical tasks providing general support to team members and managers, assisting in daily departmental needs, supporting and enabling effective and efficient service delivery.

As an Administration Assistant you will work in the recycling and waste department with the Senior Administrator and also spend half of your time working in the transport department focusing on workshop administration. You will assist will managing staff annual leave, managing uniform orders and allocation, managing the workshop ordering process, liaising with suppliers, and organising and note taking internal and external meetings.

About you:

To succeed as an Administration Assistant, you will have experience of working as an administrator in a fast-paced operational environment. You will be able to communicate with a wide range of people, and good written and oral communication skills. You will be a competent IT user and educated to GCSE level or equivalent.

For an informal discussion about this role please call Paul Greenslade, Operations Manager on 07826 537807.

About us:

We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.

We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.

To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.

To apply:

If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.

Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.

Suitable applicants will be contacted for interview on an ongoing basis therefore this advert may close early.