Job Description

The Opportunity

Salary: \xc2\xa322,369 to \xc2\xa322,777 per annum (\xc2\xa311,184 to \xc2\xa311,338 per annum, pro rata\'d - 18.5 hours per week) (\xc2\xa314,509 to \xc2\xa314,774 per annum, pro rata\'d - 24 hours per week)

Contract type: Permanent positions and Fixed term or secondment positions until 31st March 2024

Working pattern: Full time and Part-time, 37, 24 and 18.5 hours per week available

Location: Contractual base is Chichester, with hybrid working options.

Interview date: w/c 02 October and 09 October

Want to kick-start your career? We are looking for multiple part-time and full time HR and Payroll Administrators to join our dynamic team and make a difference

You will provide reliable, efficient and effective flexible specialist payroll support across our services. Having an eye for detail with be invaluable in this role.

Key duties for this role include:

• Setting up new starter details
• Processing changes to existing contracts
• Calculating payroll related information
• Responding to general customer queries
• Providing customers with standard information and guidance relating to the service
• Maintaining employee details on the HR/Payroll system
• Producing standard correspondence according to set procedures and guidelines

Experience and Skills

Key Skills:

• Good numeracy skills.
• Clear and effective written communication skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills to analyse specialist information and draw practical conclusions and appropriate actions with an understanding of relevant policies and procedures.
• Good verbal communication skills for answering telephone queries.
• The ability to embrace change and adapt to changing situations and new ways of working positively and effectively.
• The ability to plan and prioritise work, setting timescales and organising activities in collaboration with others to meet objectives and deadlines, including when working under pressure.

Qualifications and/or experience:

• GCSE English and Maths, or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of numeracy and literacy.
• Experience of IT systems, data input, MS Word, Excel, Outlook
• Experience of working in a customer orientated environment.
• Experience of providing specialist advice and guidance to others.

Rewards and Benefits

Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post. We care hugely about wellbeing, work life balance and developing our team to be the best they can be.

Alongside this, we offer the following benefits.

• an excellent
• generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over \xc2\xa31,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our

if you are a business looking to offer a discount) * health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CRS00761.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Chloe Chatfield (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and complete our application form. In your application form please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our page.

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