Administration Assistant in Rotherham

Contract Type: Permanent

Role: Administration Assistant

Department: Community Safety

Location: Lifewise Centre, Hellaby

Salary: £25,242 - £27,204

Hours: 37 hours per week

Job Description: In this role you will provide business support to the Community Safety Department and the daily activities taking place at the Lifewise Centre.

Key Responsibilities:

• General administrative duties including maintaining the booking and charging system for the Centre, dealing with telephone enquiries, setting up and maintaining electronic filing systems, photocopying and preparing resources.
• Tracking and supplying equipment, uniform, controlled stationery, stock, and issuing where appropriate.
• Communicating with internal and external customers to progress queries and provide guidance and assistance.
• Ensuring the Centre is ready for visitors, including setting up rooms and refreshments according to the booking information.
• Handling applications and queries in accordance with the NPCC guidance on Police Requirements and Response to Security Systems.
• Ordering and raising requisitions for goods and services using value-for-money principles and the relevant information system (e.g., i-procurement).
• Receiving goods and services, confirming deliveries and quantities, and maintaining accurate records.
• Administering the local purchase card, disturbance and income accounts and keeping accurate electronic records.
• Booking travel and accommodation for staff/officers, including Senior Officers/Staff, ensuring best-value principles are adhered to.
• Acting in accordance with Financial Regulations and Financial Instructions, procedures, and guidelines at all times.

Skills And Experience:

• Experience working in an office environment.
• Ability to utilize Microsoft applications.
• Proven numeracy.

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.

What We Offer:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• A wide range of family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working.
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust.
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police.
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice.
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme.
• Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025.
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club.
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks.

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role-sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.

South Yorkshire Police’s overarching aim is to deliver an excellent police service to support safer communities. The public’s assessment of our excellence is influenced by the level of trust and confidence in us, as an organisation and as individuals. In comparison to the general public, police officers and police staff are held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability. In applying to join the police, applicants are accepting of these higher standards and understand the implications on their right to privacy.

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:

At South Yorkshire Police we have three key values which run through everything we do: Fairness, Integrity & Trust. The attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Smarter Ways Of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community. There are three different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. This role has been evaluated as a fixed role.

Contact Details:

For further information about the role, please contact Margaret Lawson on 07979 707037.

Closing Date: 12th April 2026

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates. It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable under-represented groups. In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. If you are from an under-represented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk.