Salary: Band 6, £26,073 to £29,777 per annum pro rata for part time
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time (22 to 29 hours per week). There is significant flexibility around working pattern e.g. the post could be taken term time only or part time working year-round. The post holder will be required to come into the Civic Offices in Portsmouth one day each week (2 days if working 29 hours per week).
Closing date: Monday 22 July 2024 , midday
Provisional interview date: Friday 2 August 2024
Proposed start date: Monday 2 September 2024
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
The Service:
Your New Role:
You will provide effective business support for the practical arrangements underpinning the trading of professional services in the education marketplace. You will upload information about service offers to the Traded Services website. You will act as a 'Super User' for this website, providing support by email and telephone to school and council colleagues, offering advice and guidance to customers. You will also work closely with finance to ensure that services are correctly charged for raising credit memos, amending orders, and managing the purchasing and ordering processes in general.
What you'll need to succeed:
You have substantial experience in a higher-level administrative role. You have excellent communication skills and can deliver a good standard of customer service. You are accurate, have excellent IT skills, and can interpret information and complex data sets drawing clear and logical conclusions to inform confident decision making. You have excellent literacy and numeracy skills, and can work well on your own or in a team. You are organised and can work to tight deadlines, prioritising your workload and thinking ahead. You have experience in managing financial transactions, and have awareness of confidentiality, Data Protection and Safeguarding requirements.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Additional Information:
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Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alison Critchley, Head of Sufficiency and Resources, Alison.Critchley at portsmouthcc.gov dot uk , 023 92 841 973.
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours .
Application process:
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please upload a detailed cover letter/statement as well as your CV.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement your application.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit at portsmouthcc.gov dot uk .