Admin Support Assistant (Secondment/Fixed Term Contract)
Secondment/Fixed Term Contract until 1 November 2026
An opportunity has arisen within Property Services for an Administrative Support Assistant.
In this job role you will act as the first point of contact between staff of internal departments and external contractors. Your duties will be various and will involve dealing with reception, post room, financial tasks and report filing etc.
At times you will be required to attend meetings and take minutes.
If you are looking for an interesting and varied role that will challenge and develop you, we would like to hear from you.
You must have a good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills, and an NVQ Level 1 in Administration / Customer Services or proven experience in a similar environment. You will also be IT literate with experience in Word, Excel and Powerpoint with the ability to manipulate data from a variety of sources. It is essential that you have a proven ability to work as part of a team providing support and assistance as required along with the ability to communicate at all levels, both verbally and in writing, at all levels of the organisation.
If you are looking for an interesting and varied role that will challenge and develop you, we would like to hear from you.
If you are a permanent member of staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis. Important: All secondments must be supported in writing by your line manager and Head of Department/Commander or Deputy. Please send approval to RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk on submission of your application. If the secondment is not supported then a strong business rationale must be sent to RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the reference number for the role, on submission of application.
Please note: Shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from the previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role for the duration of the secondment.
As part of the Thames Valley Police family you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. For more information on our benefits, please visit the supporting you page, via the link at the bottom of the advert.
If you have any queries please contact the Recruitment Team at RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting reference 22960. We will endeavour to respond to your query as quickly as possible.
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The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 2 November 2025.
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