Administrator

Discounts for carers

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary £24,242 - £24,571

Location Robertson Avenue

Hours 35

This is a Fixed Term Contract, Full Time vacancy that will close in 14 days at 23:59 GMT.

The vacancy

About this role and what is the opportunity within the role?

This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to be part of committed team providing an administrative and reception service to out staff and visitors to our Head Office. If you enjoy engaging and supporting the needs of others, then we would like to hear from you.

What does a day in this role look like?

A typical day involves completing daily checks of our building, dealing with contractors and supporting our Receptionist to provide a welcome reception service. You will be supporting the setup of meeting rooms, providing catering and process fundraising donations.

What development opportunities are available within the role?

We will support your development providing sight loss awareness, fire aid and fire warden training.

What is expected of you within this role?

• Work with a positive and motivated outlook

• Be a good listener, courteous, tactful

• Be able to work within a team

• Can build positive professional relationships at all levels

• Can adapt to change and respond positively to non-routine situations

• Demonstrate good problem-solving skills

• Be flexible and have a patient approach to changing circumstances daily

• By working in accordance with policies and procedures

• By undertaking training to ensure up to date knowledge and skills.

Summary of requirements of the role

• Have previous experience of working in a busy reception
• Have previous experience of office and / or facilities administration
• Have excellent customer service skills
• Have good time management skills

• Have previous Fire Warden experience
• Have previous First Aid experience

You don’t need to meet every single requirement to be a great candidate. We’ll develop you through induction and on-the-job coaching. If this role interests you and you believe you could grow into it, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact

We’re committed to fair, accessible recruitment. If you need any adjustments, like extra time, a different format, or other support, at any stage of the process, just let us know. Please contact People and Culture on 0131 378 2793 or via peopleandculture@sightscotland.org.uk who can arrange for any support you need.

About us

For more than 230 years we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved, but we want to do more. We will build on our rich history to create an organisation which is prepared for the future, and ready to respond to the needs of people impacted by vision loss.

Our vision is bold. We want to be at the leading edge of positive societal change by:
•    Investing our funds in the support that makes the biggest difference
•    Putting our community at the heart of what we do
•    Campaigning for change
•    Accelerating prevention and treatment of eye conditions 
•    Fostering a collaborative culture of innovation and learning

We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.

Our organisational values - Transform, Unite and Thrive - underpin all the work we do at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.

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