Administrator

Annual salary: up to £28,072.84

Administrator

Location- Coatbridge

Contract – Fixed Term Maternity Cover / working 40 hours per week 08.00 – 16.30

Salary - £28,072.84 per annum, plus great company benefits.

We are looking for an Exceptional Administrator who is proactive, methodical, confident, able to work on their own initiative and support multiple teams within our business on a fixed term contract.

Mears have continued investment in the North Lanarkshire community for the long-term.  We have a commitment to deliver excellent services to residents, whilst bringing community and training benefits to the North Lanarkshire community in a sustainable way.

Our ambition is to be recognised as the most trusted, large private provider, working with the public sector by 2025. Our approach prioritises where we can have the greatest impact and supports a culture that fully integrates sustainability and purpose beyond profit. This is underlined by our strategy, which through robust, ethical and transparent practices is built upon.

About the Role:

The successful Administrator will be assertive, positive and flexible with the desire to be that person that everyone turns to for support!!

You will support the team in maintaining the smooth operation of the department; ensuring all administrative procedures are undertaken in accordance with department requirements and in a timely and accurate manner and helping to provide a service to clients that is efficient and effective.

Key for this is to be experienced in working with high volume and fast turnarounds maintaining an efficient and accurate approach.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support the administration process of the office to ensure it operates in such a manner as to provide a maximum support

• Ensure the customer experience is central to all activities by adopting a professional manner when communicating with clients and the wider team

• Communicate with service users regarding ongoing work/s where required and liaison with colleagues to ensure accurate & timely information is provided

• To provide support to the Manager with any additional administrative duties as and when required

• Attend informal and formal conferences and training sessions as and when required.

Key Criteria:

• Good level of verbal and written communication

• IT literate – strong knowledge and understanding of Microsoft packages

• Ability to prioritise and manage workload to deadlines

• Previous experience in Administration or customer service

Benefits:

• Pension Scheme

• Enhanced Sick Pay

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.  

• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)

• Share saver scheme

• Eye test vouchers

• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)

• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)

• Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch

• Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment. 

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Vickie Rudge ([email protected])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.