Facilities and Business Administration - Apprentice

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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.

We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.

We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as an Administrator in our Stores department. Could you be who we are looking for?

About The Team/Department You Will Be Joining

• South Wales Police have an exciting opportunity that has arisen for an Admin Assistant. The Admin Assistant will add to our already strong Central Stores team within Estates.
• The successful candidate will carry out general administrative duties, assisting the Stores Supervisor to meet the diverse needs of officers and uniformed staff across the whole of South Wales Police. The successful person will provide Admin Support Monday to Friday, however this is a flexible working position that in time, will allow some degree of working flexibly.
• Located at: Central Stores Office, BRIDGEND

About The Role And Your Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will carry out general administrative duties which may include:

• Word processing
• Updating Spreadsheets
• Sending E-mails and reviewing mailbox queries
• Formatting documents
• Co-ordination of office diaries
• Ordering
• Filing and storage of information

What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:

• Computer literate and experienced in Microsoft applications
• Be able to show attention to accuracy and detail
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Customer service experience
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to RV Vetting.

Qualification Criteria

You must have a good standard of education to at least GCSE A-C Level, including Maths and English, or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities.

You must be prepared to work towards a qualification in a relevant subject e.g. Level 3 Business Administration.

Please note to be eligible for the SWP Apprenticeship Programme you must:

• Have a good standard of education to at least GCSE A-C grade, including Maths and English, or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities.
• Be a British Citizen, citizen from the European Economic Area (EEA), Commonwealth citizen or foreign national with no restrictions on your stay in the United Kingdom.
• Not have previously completed an apprenticeship, internship, or graduate programme with South Wales Police.
• If you are applying for a South Wales Police Staff Apprenticeship as a career change opportunity then the role you apply for must be of a different discipline than any previous qualifications you hold. For example if you have an ICT degree you would not be able to apply for the ICT apprenticeship, but could apply for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion apprenticeship.

Benefits

There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more.

Contact Information

If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Judith Williams 07870 913857 or Sharon Trask 07837672523.

Shortlisting for this vacancy will take place on week commencing 31st March.
Interviews for this vacancy will take place on either week commencing 28th April or week commencing 5th May.
We anticipate a large volume of applications for this apprenticeship as such we reserve the right to close the vacancy when a sufficient number of applications are received.

First time applying for a role with South Wales Police? Be sure to read our application guidance for some hints and tips around the application form and what to expect.