Admin Assistant

Use your administrative skills to help us work towards our Environmental Education
Charity’s mission!

• Permanent part time position – based on 20 hours per week, the exact
  working pattern can be flexible but must include our core hours between 11am and 1pm Monday
  to Friday.
• Salary equates to circa £11.44 per hour
• Excellent benefits – including life assurance and a health cash plan, see
  the full list below.
• Your new place of work is in a beautiful location, be surrounded by nature on your
  lunchbreak.
• We have accommodation available, so you could relocate to a stunning location in
  Scotland!

Love where you work!

Established in 1943, our network of Learning Locations provides day and residential outdoor
education courses for all ages. We aim to create outstanding opportunities for everyone to
learn about nature.

We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to deliver our
mission, so, we provide great benefits* to reward and support you while you work with us.

What you’ll be doing

Your role will be to ensure a proactive and professional administrative support service is
delivered to both external customers and internal colleagues and teams at our learning centre.

The day-to-day duties are varied and will include taking the centre bookings, processing
financial transactions, and keeping accurate records for the centre.

As the first point of contact for customers visiting, phoning, and emailing enquiries to us,
you will be committed to delivering the highest level of customer service and care, taking
pride in you all you do.

Please refer to the vacancy pack for full details of the responsibilities of the role.

Where you’ll be based

The Field Studies Council Millport centre is situated on the Isle of Cumbrae in Scotland. It
has state of the art purpose-built conference facilities, twin bedroom ensuite accommodation
with sea views, plus 7 teaching spaces comprising classrooms and laboratories.

We host learners of all ages and backgrounds from nursery schools, primary and secondary
schools, universities, adults and research placements from all over the world.

Who we’re looking for

We need someone to be able to hit the ground running in this role, so you will already have
some experience of working in a busy office environment in an administrative role. In addition
to:

• A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key
• A natural pride in the work you produce
• A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both
  independently and as a team player
• A professional manner in all that you do
• An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council
• A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills
  and overcome new challenges

Sound like the role for you? Come and be part of the team! We look forward to
your application.

* Your benefits whilst working with us will include:

• Financial – We offer competitive salaries, sick pay, pension schemes, life
  assurance, pro rata of 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a further
  2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service.
• Health and Wellbeing – Eligible employees are automatically provided with
  a Health Cash Plan which you can use to help pay for routine health appointments as well as
  give you the ability to seek second opinions from top doctors! We also provide our team
  members with access to a 24hr Counselling Helpline Service.
• Discounts – When you join the team you are also enrolled into our reward
  programme which gives you discounts on your favourite brands and opportunities to earn cash
  back on everyday purchases!
• Additional benefits – We endeavour to offer flexible working options where
  roles permit and are committed to providing our employees with appropriate quality learning
  and development opportunities.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please call Elke Scheibler on 01743 852100.

The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 21 April 2024.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications.
Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Millport in the week commencing
22 April 2024

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.

Kindly note this role will be known internally as an Administrative Assistant