Team Assistant - 12-Month Secondment (Part-Time)

Confidential; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking a Team Assistant within the Direct Services team in Croydon. You will provide a full range of administrative and support services to facilitate efficient operation.

The role is a 12-month secondment / fixed-term contract, 24 hours per week, with a main site at The Tramsheds and requirement to work on-site at least two days a week. Candidates should have prior administrative experience; fleet experience is desirable but not essential; strong IT and communication skills

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative role.
• Fleet experience or adjacent experience is desirable but not essential.
• Computer skills sufficient to operate online systems and develop moderately sophisticated spreadsheets.
• Oral and written communication skills to interpret policies, resolve problems and present professionally.
• Ability to use various software packages to produce correspondence, documents and maintain presentations, spreadsheets and databases.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining administrative and office systems, databases/spreadsheets, and online Fleet platforms as required.
• Book vehicles for maintenance and update calendars, informing drivers/managers.
• Arrange and attend meetings, prepare papers, book rooms, take notes and draft minutes.
• Intercept and screen calls and emails, redirect inquiries to appropriate areas.
• Provide project support and lead on administrative projects such as audits as required.

Skills

Administrative experience

Fleet experience desirable

IT and spreadsheet skills

Oral and written communication

Office software proficiency

Job description

Southern Housing is seeking a Team Assistant within the Direct Services team in Croydon. You will provide a full range of administrative and support services to facilitate efficient operation.

The role is a 12-month secondment / fixed-term contract, 24 hours per week, with a main site at The Tramsheds and requirement to work on-site at least two days a week. Candidates should have prior administrative experience; fleet experience is desirable but not essential; strong IT and communication skills