The Role
Post: HR Services Admin Assistant
Grade: FRS B
Starting salary: £24,671 per annum
Salary range for the FRS B grade: £24,671 - £29,244 per annum
Closing date: Monday 08 July 2019 at 16:00 GMT
An opportunity has become available to join the People Services department in the role of HR Services Administrative Assistant.
The HR Services Centre is responsible for processing expenses and allowances, dealing with Contractual Matters including the supervision of joiners and their probation along with leavers of the Brigade. Periods of leave such as Maternity/Adoption leave, Career Breaks and Special Leave are also dealt with in the department.
Working across busy teams you will be responsible for providing a high level of customer service to a wide range of stakeholders, including station based staff, Fire and Rescue Support Staff (FRS), control staff and external customers.
Initially, the responsibilities for the role will include, but are not limited to, processing the leavers paperwork for employees. Supervision of Maternity Leave, Career Breaks, Special Leave and Long Service Awards will also form a large part of this role.
Good communication and interpersonal skills will be essential in order to deal with enquires and maintain close working relationships with customers. The post holder must possess excellent organisational skills in order to meet monthly payroll deadlines whilst maintaining HR and payroll records of all employees.
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the attached job description.
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications will not be accepted.
Eligibility
We are keen to hear from anyone with the ability to do this job to help us achieve a workforce as diverse as the communities that we serve.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Assessment Overview
As part of the online application form, candidates must provide evidence to address the following criteria:
Selection Criteria 1 - Experience of providing administrative support whilst working flexibly as part of a team and with minimal supervision.
Selection Criteria 2 - Experience of organising, planning and prioritising own work, meeting deadlines and targets.
Selection Criteria 3 - Good oral communication skills in order to liaise effectively with staff at all levels.
Selection Criteria 4 - Numerical skills in order to process financial information e.g. claims, expenses, allowances; to detect errors and to provide statistical information.
Assessment for this role is due to place late-July/early-August 2019. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Additional Information
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications will not be accepted.
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £25 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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