Health & Safety Services Team Administrator

The University of Reading’s health and safety team need a part-time, proactive administrator to provide a comprehensive and professional administrative support service to the team. We help the University reduce injuries, accidents and ill-health arising from work.

The role involves:

• Responding to enquiries and referring them to a Health and Safety Adviser
• Helping to maintain the H&SS web site (training provided)
• Entering simple data into the online incident reporting database
• Raising financial requisitions, confirming orders, receipting goods
• Acting as Secretary for 2 committees – sending out agendas and papers, taking minutes
• Advising users about the University’s Display Screen Assessment software (training provided)
• Diary management, including arranging meetings and training events on behalf of team members, booking rooms and ordering catering
• Other general administrative duties, including travel bookings, photocopying, maintaining contact lists etc.

You will have:

• Good communication, time management and organisational skills
• Experience of working in an administrative role
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Willingness to be part of a health and safety team

The post requires 27.5 hours work per week. Hours can be flexibly spread over 5 days, with office accommodation provided on campus and working at home on some days as an option.

Interview date: 23/10/2023

Informal contact details:
Contact role: Health & Safety Services, Director
Contact name: Jenny McGrother
Contact phone: +44 (0)118 378 8889
Contact email: j.mcgrother@reading.ac.uk

Alternative informal contact details:
Contact role: Health & Safety Auditor/Advisor
Contact name: Wendy Manning
Contact phone: +44 (0)118 378 4626
Contact email: w.e.manning@reading.ac.uk

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a leading LGBT+ rights organisation. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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