Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC620238
Salary Range: £24,027 - £24,348 per annum
Work Location: Runways End, Aldershot
Hours per week: 37 (part-time hours will be considered)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 23 March 2025
Interview Date: w/c 31 March 2025
The Role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Business support team at Runways End Outdoor Centre .
Runway’s End is Hampshire County Councils first carbon neutral site and sits beside the Basingstoke Canal and boasts a wide range of adventure and environmental activities on land and water.
Our Business Support Assistant provides first point of contact for customers and visitors to the Centre. As part of a busy, flexible team you will provide an excellent and effective customer service, encouraging the use of our services by all our customers, supporting them through the bookings process and ensuring accurate and up to date records are maintained.
Ideally you will possess excellent administration and organisational skills, have previous IT experience and have a background of working in a fast-paced office environment or alternately have an aptitude to learn and grow these skills. Highly motivated and customer focussed, you will be able to work under pressure, approaching tasks with confidence and clarity and be able to work using your own initiative. You will need to be proactive and flexible in your approach and work as part of a team.
Normal hours of work will average 37 per week, Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm worked according to a pattern agreed with your manager and will include very occasional evening and weekend working according to the operational needs of the Centre.
What We Can Offer You:
We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace, where talent is truly recognised and developed. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of and where you are empowered to be your best and believe in creating a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.
If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch!
To find out more about what we can offer you in return, please see our Benefits Package .
Additional Information:
Business Support Assistant Job Description and Person Specification
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Rebecca Edwards, Environmental Learning Coordinator or Kirsty Williams, Business Support Assistant on 01252 344421 or RWE@hants.gov.uk
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