Temporary Contracts Support Admin Officer in London

GLL (Better) is seeking a dedicated Admin Support Officer to join the team at Vista Field Children’s Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the services we provide to local children and families within a busy, welcoming community setting.

This role is more than administration as reception duties play a huge role in your daily work life. You will work alongside a committed staff team and professional health partners, helping to deliver high-quality services for families with children under five in a supportive, interactive learning environment.

Location: Vista Field Children’s Centre, SE9 5SD

Hours: 21 hours per week (Monday to Wednesday, 9.00am–5.00pm)

Some of what you’ll do:

• Manage the reception service and reception area, providing a professional, friendly and welcoming front-of-house service to all visitors.
• Accurately record and maintain family data, ensuring registrations are completed correctly on the family database.
• Carry out a wide range of administrative duties to ensure the service operates efficiently, accurately and professionally in a busy environment.
• Record income, including cash and card payments, in line with procedures.
• Maintain health and safety within the reception area, ensuring spaces are tidy, resources are well stocked, meetings/rooms are set up appropriately, and display boards are up to date.
• Act as Fire Marshal and support general health and safety responsibilities.

What you’ll need:

• A minimum of three years’ experience in an administrative and reception role within a demanding environment.
• A positive, proactive “can-do” attitude with a helpful and flexible approach.
• Be professional, customer friendly, patient and invested in our service.
• The ability to adapt to the needs of the service and work effectively as part of a team.
• High levels of honesty, reliability and professionalism.
• A strong team player who contributes ideas and leads by example.
• Willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.

If you are organised, approachable and passionate about supporting families and community services, we would love to hear from you.

This advert may close early if numbers of applications exceed expectations. Previous applicants need not apply.

As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff, GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:

• A salary of £31,113.73pa based on 39hr week (pro rata for 21hrs pw is £16,754pa).
• A values driven organisation.
• Learning & development to support career development.
• Good pension schemes.
• Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
• The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say on how we run plus associated events.
• Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal & Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria.
• Career Pathways, professional development is just the start.
• Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras).
• 25% off Red Letter Days.
• 25% off Buy a Gift.
• 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
• Ride to work scheme.
• Free eye tests and discounted glasses.

About GLL:

As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.

Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area. One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us.

To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time work options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.

So, whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working within a childcare environment, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.

Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.

However, if you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives. You will be required to give us permission to carry out an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and take up references from recent employers. We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams. All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications, and location.