Administrative Assistant

Residential and Business Services are looking to recruit an Administrative Assistant with experience in a front facing, customer service environment, to join their team at University Hall. The residences provide accommodation for students during term time and operate providing accommodation for leisure guests, conferences and groups during the summer period.

This is a permanent post, 25 hours per week term time and 36.25 summer on 5 days from 7 basis.

We are looking for someone who shows a commitment to an excellent level of customer care and would enjoy working in our small team.

We offer excellent employment terms and conditions, a supportive caring environment in which you can make a difference to the student’s experience, develop new skills and meet likeminded people as well as accessing opportunities to develop skills and to progress within Residential Services.

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Tara Watson, email: tww3@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 461983.

Benefits

• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays pro rata
• Financial contribution to relocation where applicable
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.

At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

Visa

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk