Salary £25,993 – £26,835 per annum pro rata
Closing date 18/05/2025
Department Communities, Economy and Transport
Contract type Permanent
Work pattern Part Time, Hours 18.5
Job type Administration and Clerical
Person Specification
Essential education and qualifications
- RQF Level 2 English or able to pass an assessment at interview
Essential key skills, abilities, knowledge, experience, values and behaviours
- Ability to effectively organise and prioritise own and team workload to meet deadlines
- Ability to undertake a diverse workload and manage conflicting priorities
- Ability to minute and produce accurate records of meetings
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive information to maintain strict confidentiality where appropriate
- Ability to communicate effectively to a range of people, including the ability to converse at ease with customer and provide advice in accurate spoken English
- Ability to deal with challenging and distressed clients on the telephone and face to face
- Ability to work in a team and maintain team connectivity when working remotely
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to undertake research and learn new information quickly in a self directed way
- Confidence interacting with new and emerging technologies.
- Ability to demonstrate resilience with the ability to cope and recover from setbacks or deal with challenging situations
- Knowledge of using email and software such as the Microsoft Office Suite with a good understanding of managing calendars and setting up MS Team calls
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with a good understanding of maintaining spreadsheets and databases, basic formulas in spreadsheets
- Providing customer service
- Awareness of the services provided by ESCC
- Commitment to developing personal performance and supporting that of the service.
- Administer transactional financial processes, including payment cards for ordering goods and service, petty cash, purchase orders and processing invoices in line with Council standards.
Recognising that ESCC is a large organisation with a number of over-arching priorities extending to all areas of our work, you should be aware of these Council priorities and proactively seek appropriate opportunities in your work/service area to contribute, in consultation with your line manager; in particular, but not limited to:
- Net zero emissions targets – reduce your work’s environmental impact.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – contributing to an inclusive and supportive working environment.
- Making the best of our resources – ensuring awareness of the impact of what you do to maximise the use of public monies.
Apply to: East Sussex County Council Jobs
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