Business Support Administrator

Job Description

Provide a comprehensive and efficient administrative support to the Head of Service ensuring the continuous development and delivery of quality supports to stakeholders in order to assist with the provision, delivery and integration of the Service’s key objectives as well as the objectives outlined in the Community Plan and Shared Commitments.

Requirements

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Responsibilities

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The Individual

These are temporary full time posts based within Council Headquarters, London Road. The posts are temporary until 31 March 2027.

The hours of work are 35 hours per week to be worked:

Monday - Thursday, 9.00am - 5.00pm & Friday, 9.00am - 4.00pm

The annual salary is between £29,666 - £31,613 per annum.

There are various posts available supporting the Council's Management Team.

The workstyle for this post is Fixed - 80-100% of your time at a single office base or work location. You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 4 and 5 days per week. It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.

To be considered for interview, candidates must demonstrate on the application that they meet all essential criteria of the attached job specification.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

If you require further information please contact Maureen McSeveney at

maureen.mcseveney@east-ayrshire.gov.uk