Families & Welfare Lead Admin

Job title:

Families & Welfare Lead Admin

Company

Serco

Job description

Families and Welfare Lead AdminUK Defence Academy, Swindon, SN6 8LAFull time, Permanent (37 hours a week)£23,837.00 per annum plus benefitsWorking Hours: Monday – Thursday 0730-1600, Friday 0730-1230.Serco is contracted to provide Total Facilities Management to the Defence Academy of the UK (DA). This prestigious establishment is responsible for post-graduate education and most of the command, staff, leadership, Defence management, acquisition, and technology training for members of the UK Armed Forces and MOD Civil Servants. Serco supports the DA as the MOD’s primary link with UK universities and international military educational institutions.Serco have an exciting new role as a Family and Welfare Lead Admin. This role will be located in a Community Centre working closely with Military families and their children. You’ll provide effective Administrative and Secretarial support to the Families and Welfare Office for Shrivenham Station, ensuring a high standard of administrative support across the Service Families welfare support area.Key Accountabilities:

• Carry out reception duties and act as a focal point for all visitors to the Families and Welfare Office and Jubilee Centre, dealing with enquiries and questions as necessary.
• Provide Administrative and Secretarial support for the Station Welfare Officer and the Welfare Warrant Officer.
• Arrange/assist with office functions, coffee mornings and events including annual and ad hoc Meet and Greet events, representing the Families and Welfare Dept. (Some require attendance outside of normal working hours; however, notice will be given).
• To assist with the movement of furniture and welfare stores, within the JCC, to include but not limited to the setting up and clearing down of groups, classes, and activities.
• Daily and ad hoc cleaning of the centres soft play areas and the coffee shop/community rooms (when hired for a weekend party).

What you’ll need to do the role:

• Team worker
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Previous admin experience in beneficial

The Defence Academy sits within a beautiful and secure site which hosts 2 lakes and is surrounded by acres of scenic woodland. The Academy trains the future commanders and staff officers of all three UK Armed Services and those from many countries around the world. Other benefits of working on this site include:

• Free, secure onsite parking.
• Opportunity to join many sports and activity clubs (heavily subsidised subscription costs).
• Fully equipped riding stables, with the opportunity for lessons.
• Other sporting facilities include tennis courts, Astro-turf football pitches and much more.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and the chance to purchase additional days.
• Serco discounts which include cinema, entertainment and online shopping discounts, discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
• We are constantly challenging ourselves and each other to deliver brilliantly, and you will too, working in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.

To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this . We’re also a signatory of the UK Governments Women in Defence Charter, to find out more please click .Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.#defencejobs

Expected salary

£23837 per year

Location

Swindon

Job date

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:55:12 GMT

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