Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Central Services Administrator to join Thames Valley Police.

You would be based at the HQ in Kidlington South. This is a temporary ongoing role, working 37 hours a week, Monday - Friday office hours. It is 12.57 per hour. This is an office based role.

The overall purpose of the role is to: Provide general and specific administrative support to the Central Services Department.

Responsibilities:

Administration of fob access and issuing of ID cards for TVP personnel and visitors, checking bona fides in accordance with Force Policy, liaising with nominated departmental contacts to obtain relevant authorisation. Escalate any concerns of potential security breaches to the Facilities Support Team Leader.
Sort all incoming mail, internal & external, ready for collection by departments from the post room. Ensure all mail from external sources is processed through the x-ray scanning machine, dealing with any suspicious packages in line with Force Policy.
Sort all internal mail for onward distribution around the Force by the dispatch drivers. Assist with the loading and unloading of the dispatch vans, ensuring van loads are evenly distributed & readily accessible to the dispatch drivers for unloading in order of sites visited. Drive a van to local sites to facilitate the sorting of the dispatch vans, including driving to the local Royal Mail sorting office daily to collect the external mail for the HQ Sites.
Act as a point of contact for deliveries via courier into HQ South. Provide assistance to HQ departments in the sending of items externally via courier where this is cost effective, including the maintenance of records such as DX items and courier invoices to ensure appropriate recharging.
Process the franking of all mail on behalf of the Force in a timely & efficient manner, ensuring the most cost effective option is chosen. Identify and challenge any mail that is not work related by bringing to the attention of the Facilities Support Team Leader.

Skills required:

Good standard of education including proven numeracy & literacy skills.
IT literate, including recent experience of using Microsoft packages.
Proven ability to communicate at all levels within a diverse customer focused environment.
As this is a physically active role, the post holder will be expected to lift/move heavy objects, both to waist & shoulder height. Satisfactory completion of a manual handling course will be required (training given), and appropriate PPE provided.
Full UK Driving License to enable travel around the Force to different locations.
Good administrative skills in relation to record-keeping and following standard operating procedure.
Proven post room experience, including knowledge of Royal Mail products & services together with courier options to provide advice on the most cost effective means of postal services.

If you have the skills for this role, please apply. If your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch to discuss the role and put your CV forward to the manager.

PLEASE NOTE - due to Police Criteria you must have lived in the UK for at least the last 3 years to apply for this role.

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