Administration Officer KIU OOHs

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Kent Out of Hours KIU Team. We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, friendly, and supportive Business Administration Officer. This is full time position. The role is offered on a permanent basis, subject to a 6-month probationary period in line with Kent County Council recruitment policy.

The Kent and Medway Out of Hours Service is expanding to include a Team of permanent workers who will provide a service to new arrivals of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children at the Port of Dover.  The KIU team will provide cover for all hours from 9pm each weekday and cover for each weekend. The post holder will work on a rota basis covering 37 hours per week, which will be worked late evenings/early hours/overnights and weekends.

We are looking for experienced administrative staff to support the service who:

• Are able to work evenings, overnights, on weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis.

• Are committed to maintaining high standards.

• Are resilient, flexible, adaptable, forward thinking, and positive about improving services outside normal working hours.

• Are able to work at speed and under pressure, whilst maintaining excellent administrative skills.

• Have excellent communication skills and are highly competent in and committed to the use of Information Technology including service user case management systems.

• Are interested in broadening their knowledge and skill base to incorporate working in an environment that deals with children.

• Are looking for a change from the 9–5 routine.

• Are able to cope with shift/unsociable hours working.

KCC offer an attractive benefits package.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 1^st October 2024  

Contact Details

For more information on the role, please contact, Ross Hymas - 03000 411081

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.