Job Description

Ref: REQ001824

Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits

Full Time / Term Time Only (Maternity Cover)

We have an opportunity for an experienced administrator to join the Corporate Office as a

Corporate Assistant

. The successful candidate will work alongside the PA to the Principal & CEO, providing effective and efficient support across the Corporate Office. This is a

Full Time / Term Time Only

role (37 hours per week / 40 weeks per year), offered for up to one year as maternity cover, commencing in

late December / January

.

You will have:

Excellent organisational and time management skills Experience providing administrative support, including supporting busy teams Excellent written and verbal communication skills Competence in using IT programs, with the ability and willingness to learn new systems The ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
This is a superb opportunity for a first-class applicant to join a highly respected and top-performing college. In return, we offer interesting and varied work along with an excellent benefits package.

Benefits include:

LGPS Pension 32 days' holiday Onsite gym Employee Assistance Programme (including Savings Centre with retail discounts) Refectory Free on-site parking
Farnborough College of Technology is an

Equal Opportunities Employer

.

Interviews

will take place shortly after the published closing date or once a suitable number of applications have been received. Early applications are encouraged. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Please note that we are

not accepting speculative agency applications

for this role.

Safeguarding for Employees

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Positions within the College will involve contact with young people and vulnerable adults. Consequently, post-holders will be obliged to demonstrate and maintain their suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults. This will include a requirement to undertake an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in addition to referencing and qualification checks.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Farnborough College of Technology complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Amendment Order 1986) please refer to the DBS website for further information.

Candidates who are offered an interview for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College. The College will regard any failure to disclose your criminal record as a breach of trust. It is College Policy that all candidates will be subject to a Disclosure check if offered the post for which the application has been made. Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

On-site parking
Application question(s):

What are your salary expectations? Please could you let me know your notice period in your current role?
Work Location: In person