Westway Trust is seeking enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join their existing dedicated and friendly team of sessional workers to provide ad-hoc support to various departments within the charity. By joining us you will be instrumental in the services and support we provide to our local community in North Kensington.
The Trust currently has a need for sessional Administrators; Receptionists and Events Support staff. If you are keen to join the team on this exciting journey of enhancing the lives of the local people, and don’t mind being contacted at short notice to work (on some occasions), then we would love to hear from you.
About you:
You will need to have the right balance of knowledge and experience with excellent interpersonal and customer-facing skills and will be available to work at short notice. You ideally will reside in North Kensington or nearby, and will be committed to working for a charity supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
Key responsibilities of the role include but not limited to:
Administration:
* Handling general administrative tasks such as data entry, filing, photocopying, and document preparation.
* Assisting with office organisation and supply management.
* Diary management.
* Respond to enquiries (internal and external).
* Provide a professional and friendly welcome for all visitors to the building.
* Set-up and clear-down meeting rooms.
* Receive and respond to incoming calls.
* Open and close the building at the designated times each day.
* Sort and distribute post.
* Signpost safeguarding concerns in line with the safeguarding policy.
Events Support:
* Provide administrative support and excellent customer service.
* Preparing rooms/areas for meetings and events, including the moving of equipment such as tables and chairs.
Knowledge and Experience:
You will have experience in one or more of the following roles:
* Administration.
* Event support.
Personal Skills:
* Reliable and flexible.
* Excellent organisational skills with a high attention to detail.
* Can proactively support colleagues in delivering a successful event.
* Can take the initiative to get things done.
* Proactive attitude with good problem-solving skills.
* Customer focused, with the ability to provide a friendly and efficient service to customers, staff and community members.
* Good IT skills, including MS Office Word and Outlook.
* A willingness to learn, where needed.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team in culturally diverse environment.
* Connection to or significant understanding of the local area and its social, cultural and political heritage would be highly desirable.
* Commitment to living out the Westway Trust values including placing the community at the centre of all we do.
* Demonstrable understanding of, commitment to, and promotion of equality of opportunities, diversity and inclusion.
To view the full job description click on 'job description' under 'Key Info' on the left hand side.
Benefits of working with us:
* Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
* Investor in People (IiP) employer
* Free gym membership at health club oneminute walk from the office
* Life Assurance
If you would like assistance on filling out the questions on the application form, please send an email to HR@westway.org or give us a call on 020 8962 5720 and ask for HR.
The application deadline is Tuesday 24 June when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended) or re-open the advert at any point should we wish to.
* Sessional Administrator/Receptionist/Events Support
Sessional (work will be on an ad-hoc basis as and when the Trust requires additional support.)
£16.22 per hour including 12.7% holiday pay
Location:
Westway Trust Estate, North Kensington, W10 5XL
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