- Pay Rate:
£11.39 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 1-2 months
- Cardiff, South Glamorgan,
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Temporary Admin Assistant – Central Transport Services
Reference no: Cardiff RQ790912
Pay Rate: £11.39 per hour PAYE
Office based
Enhanced disclosure is listed as a requirement for this role
The purpose of the role is to provide support for all of the Councils fleet and associated services in Cardiff City. This includes vehicle maintenance, procurement, hire, fuel and invoicing along with many other support functions.
The successful candidate will provide a range of workplace activities and experiences as directed by the manager and will undertake a range of learning opportunities to help you develop in the role.
Key responsibilities:
- To become competent in the following activities by the end of the trainee period:
- Proficient in the use of a fleet management system, (Tranman) and able to manage vehicle assets effectively in this system.
- Proficient in essential office skills and able to perform confidently basic invoice management, filing, ordering stock and accounting for it.
- Understanding administration needed to support important functions such as MOT testing for cars and HGV’s.
- Learning and being competent in compliant vehicle documentation / storage.
- To develop transferrable workplace skills.
- Be adaptable and responsive to change.
- Assist with the provision of a high quality service – this may include developing homeworking skills for some roles.
- Support internal and external customer requests.
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
Qualification:
- Minimum of 5 GCSE A-C.
Skills & Experience:
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
- Understanding of Fleet management.
- This is a development post therefore no essential prior experience or knowledge is required.
- Demonstrate an interest in Operations involved in delivering the service e.g. Bookings, MOTs, Parts, Stockroom, Invoicing, compliance and schedules
- Able to communicate fluently verbally and in writing in English and/or Welsh in order to speak to colleagues, ask questions to gain understanding or take messages.
- ICT Skills: Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
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- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
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- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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