Administrative Support Assistant

Secondment/Fixed Term Contract for 2 years This is an exciting opportunity for an Administrative Support Assistant to join the newly established Community Policing Command. Duties will include a range of administrative functions including email enquiries, telephone calls, handling and creating correspondence. A good standard of education is required with excellent literacy and numeric skills. Recent experience of working with computer applications is required, including databases and Microsoft Office applications with a willingness to learn new programmes. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation and externally with the public or partner agencies. Good organisational skills are essential with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst using your own initiative. If you are a permanent member of staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis.
Important: All secondments are assumed supported and that your line manager and Head of Department/Commander or Deputy are aware of your intention to apply. If the secondment is not supported then a strong business rationale must be sent to RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the reference number for the role. Please note: Shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from the previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role for the duration of the secondment. As part of the Thames Valley Police family you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme.