Campus Management Assistant - 2 posts, Crieff High School, Strathearn Community Campus, Crieff

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of something meaningful. It's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Campus Management Assistant, 2 posts (Fixed Term until 16 August 2026) - PKC12500
£13,942 - £14,692 (20 Hours per week, Whole Year working)
Crieff High School, Strathearn Community Campus, Crieff

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Campus Business Support Team to provide comprehensive and high quality administrative support to staff, pupils and parents/carers of Crieff High School, along with reception support to customers of campus partners, including Live Active Leisure and Culture Perth & Kinross.

We require a flexible, organised, enthusiastic, and confident individual to join our team. As a busy community facility we are open evenings and weekends making shift work a key aspect of this role.  The varied events that take place at the campus provide a wide range of experiences and opportunities for our team members to get involved in.

Working in a multi-service office environment, you will intercept calls and receive visitors on behalf of all campus partners.

You will use a wide range of management information systems to carry out your duties including, but not exclusively, SEEMiS for school pupil records and MRM for campus bookings and point of sale transactions.  A key requirement of the role is cash handling and working in accordance to financial processes.

Skills & Experience Required

You must be able to work under pressure to manage conflicting demands, sometimes within tight timescales.

Absolute confidentiality and discretion must be maintained at all times, especially when dealing with personal, financial or sensitive information.  

You must have great communication and organisational skills and have the ability to deal with confidential information appropriately under GDPR.

The successful candidate will ideally possess:

• Previous experience of working in a busy administrative environment including reception experience.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with ability to communicate to a range of different audiences.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working with MS Office (Office 365).
• Excellent Customer Service Skills
• Ability to resolve and respond independently to a variety of queries and situations.
• Excellent typing/word processing skills (including detailed minute taking).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team when necessary

It is expected that applicants will meet fully the Knowledge & Skills and Behaviour attributes contained in the Job Families Professional & Business Support Job Family Role Profile – Level 3 which is attached to this advert.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities.  In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.  Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this.  You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you.  A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance.  You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Diane Porter, Business Manager on 01764 657600 to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses.  One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post.  Please contact the the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments.  Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements.  That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists.  Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.