King's College London
Job title:
Outreach and Training Administration Officer
Company
King’s College London
Job description
Job id: 083248. Salary: £29,248 – £32,181 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 25 January 2024. Closing date: 11 February 2024.
Business unit: Students & Education. Department: Counselling & Mental Health Support.
Contact details: Jo Levy – Head of Mental Health and Counselling. [email protected]
Location: Strand Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
Job Description
About Us
The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.
This post holder will be situated within the Outreach and Training branch of the Counselling and Mental Health Support Service. You will provide essential administrative support to the mental health training team and support organisational tasks around delivery.
We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.
Outreach and Training Support Officer
- This role will provide essential administrative support to a new and expanding Outreach and training team.
- The role will support responding to any training and outreach queries and registration enquiries.
- Support with email communication and ordering
- Support with organisation such as catering orders and room bookings
- Ordering of training materials; diary planning tasks
- Attendance and support of service events and outreach initiatives
This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to join an expanding team, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in mental health and training and outreach . This is an opportunity to grow your skills in liaison and training organisation.
We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role.
This post will be offered on permanent contract
This is a full-time post, normal working hours Monday- Friday 09.00- 17.00, but we welcome applications from candidates seeking a flexible work pattern within our necessary service operating hours.
This is currently a hybrid working role with both work from home and on campus. The role will be based in our department, currently on the Strand Bush House campus*.*
Key responsibilities
- Responding to training enquiries
- Signposting
- Ordering catering and training materials
- Room booking
- Registration of events
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
Skills, knowledge, and experience
Please clearly address how you meet the essential criteria in your application, and where possible how you meet the desirable criteria as well.
Essential criteria * Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in NHS or HE sector, or charity sector. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training
- Good communication skills
- Team working
- Being able to work independently as well as take direction.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft word
- Microsoft Teams
- Attention to detail.
- Working knowledge of IT systems
- University setting
Desirable criteria * Qualifications & Training
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Good knowledge of IT and Microsoft word
- Experience of organizing training and offering administrative support
- Good communication skills
Further Information
Please submit a personal statement when applying for this vacancy, clearly setting out how you meet the essential criteria, as this is how we shortlist applications. Learn more about how we recruit, including tips on writing your application and supporting statement on our website:
If you are a student or alumni of King’s there are resources from [King’s Careers & Employability](King’s Careers & Employability) to support you in your application and interview.
Interviews will be held using Microsoft Teams and will consist of competency-based questions linked closely to the essential and desirable criteria mentioned here.
Although we have made improvements over the last number of years, our team is still under-represented in terms of staff from global majority ethnicities, LGBTQ+ identities, and from people with disabilities. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
Expected salary
£29248 – 32181 per year
Location
Strand, Central London
Job date
Sat, 27 Jan 2024 08:47:21 GMT
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