Residential and Business Services are looking to recruit an Administrative Assistant with experience in a front-facing, customer.....
Residential and Business Services are looking to recruit an Administrative Assistant with experience in a front-facing, customer service environment, to join their team at Agnes Blackadder and Powell Hall. The residences provide accommodation for students during term time and operates providing accommodation for leisure guests, conferences, and groups during the summer period.
This is a temporary, 12-month post, to cover maternity leave, working 36.25 hours per week on 5 days from 7 basis.
We are looking for someone who shows a commitment to an excellent level of customer care and would enjoy working in our small team.
We offer excellent employment terms and conditions, a supportive caring environment in which you can make a difference to the student’s experience, develop new skills, and meet likeminded people as well as accessing opportunities to develop skills and to progress within Residential Services.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel.
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives.
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Christine Wilson, email: agnes.blackadder@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 467000.
Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
In accordance with the new immigration rules, it is with regret that this role DOES NOT MEET THE CURRENT SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS set by the UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. While all applications received are assessed against the essential and desirable criteria listed in the further particulars, for this post the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment and obtain the right to work in the UK themselves without relying on University sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.
This post will be primarily based at Agnes Blackadder Hall, North Haugh St Andrews.
Closing Date: 21 March 2024 Interview Date: 1 April 2024
We encourage applicants to apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx, however if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 462571 for an application pack.
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