Community Services Administrator

About the role:

Horsham District Council is looking for an administrator to work across the Community Services department.

The work of Community Services is wide ranging and covers Community Safety, Community Development (including support for charities and the wider voluntary sector) and Neighbourhood Wardens. The post holder will be an integral part of the team and provide administrative support across the Community Services team.

As an administrator you will be the first point of contact for enquiries and requests for information and assist staff in the organisation and administration of meetings and events. You will also be responsible for processing invoices and work with the team on publicity and printing requests.

About you:

To succeed as a Community Services Administrator, you will be flexible and have good customer service skills as well as excellent organisational and time management skills. You will be a competent IT user and be able to work within a team and on your own initiative. You will be educated to GSCE level (or equivalent) including English and Maths and have previous experience of working in partnership with the public sector and/or voluntary sector organisations.

For an informal discussion about this role please call Mandy Cunningham, Community Services Manager on 01403 215082.

About us:

We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.

We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.

To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.

To apply:

If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.

Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.