Community Centre Attendant
Fixed Term Contract/Secondment for 6 months
Salary: Band 4 - £24,420 - £25,652 p.a.
37 hours per week to be worked on a rota covering Monday - Sunday days & evenings
What is the role?
The role will form part of a team and be required to make a substantial contribution to the smooth running of 2 community centres. The post holder will provide the reception service at the centre and be required to adhere to PCC policies and procedures.
The role will be required to:
* Provide administrative support for the day to day running of the office, including taking bookings, record keeping, dealing with customer enquiries, handling cash and distribution of post.
* Provide rota cover during the community centre opening hours, including evening and weekends when required.
* Ensure the community centre customers adheres to the PCC safeguarding policy.
* Process payment of invoices in accordance with financial rules.
* Bey a key holder responsible for locking and unlocking when on rota.
* To work across both Somerstown and Charles Dickens Community Centres.
Who is the person?
You will need to have:
* Experience of office procedures and administrative systems.
* A professional manner in communicating, verbally and in writing.
* IT skills at the level required to fill the role (word/excel/databases).
* Experience of working in the community.
* Ability to work on your own initiative.
* Participate in training when required.
* Participate in regular support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
* An awareness of health and safety issues.
* A recognised first aid certificate (or willingness to train for qualification).
* A commitment to equality of opportunity.
* Flexibility to work additional hours to cover staff absence through leave, training or sickness if required.
Closing date: 1st January 2025
When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile!
If applying as a secondment you will need permission from your current line manager releasing you for this secondment. Please state you have this on your application form.
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.
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:
* A generous pension scheme
* Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
* A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
* Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
* Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
* Potential to purchase additional annual leave
* Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk