SW Area Administrative Assistant (Community Safety)

SW Area Administrative Assistant (Community Safety)

Post: Area Administrative Assistant (Community Safety)

Salary: £31,132 per annum

Grade: FRS B

Salary range: £31,132 - £36,723 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Location: Hammersmith

London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London's fire and rescue service - one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city. Employing over 5000 people across our operational, control and non operational teams.

Responsibilities

Duties will include liaison with members of the public, other agencies and operational personnel on a daily basis; maintaining detailed administrative systems. The role requires experience in office administrative duties, including writing correspondence, using computerised office systems, checking work for errors, producing statistics and dealing with customers. The ability to communicate professionally and work as part of a team in a helpful and co operative manner.

Assessment Overview

• Experience of using standard computerised office systems and specialised computer databases, and understanding their role in an office environment.
• Experience of organising, planning and prioritising own work; meeting deadlines and targets while working flexibly within a team.
• The ability to communicate with people in a professional and helpful manner to exchange information and offer advice and assistance.
• A thorough understanding of one's individual responsibility with regard to health and safety practice in the workplace.

Requirements / Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in office administration, including correspondence writing, computerised systems usage, error checking, statistic production and customer service.

Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines.

Basic health and safety awareness in a workplace.

Equal Opportunities

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Background Checks

Anyone who has contact with children, young people or adults at risk will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), employment checks will include a Standard criminal records check. Successful candidates must declare any convictions and offer is subject to satisfactory disclosure.

Benefits

• Additional leave between Christmas Day and New Year
• Family (including maternity) leave and emergency support leave
• Hybrid working is available, subject to business need
• Free access to the Brigade gym
• Use of the Brigade's medical adviser, physiotherapist and fitness adviser services
• Free counselling
• Season ticket loan
• Equality support groups
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount scheme including Blue Light Card retail and hospitality discounts
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation