Music Services Administration Assistant

Fixed Term, Full Time

Up to £25,417 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Interviews: 21st November

Please note this is a fixed term contract / secondment opportunity for a period of 12 months.

This position requires the successful candidate to attend the office in Chelmsford 1-2 days per week, with the remainder of your time being remote/home based if desired.

Essex County Council (ECC) operates one of the largest Music Education Hubs in the UK through a grant from Arts Council England and has undergone significant transformational change recently to broaden and improve its offer to the young people of Essex.

The Music Services Administration Assistant will provide the capacity to undertake and deliver the administration needed to ensure the day-to-day work continues smoothly. This role will be central to the Service, with a focus on ensuring all frontline delivery is administrated in a timely manner and will work with the Finance Officer and Administration Officer to ensure accuracy in the collation of all data required.

This role will also take a lead on ensuring the accuracy and continued implementation of the Music Services internal administration system.

Accountabilities

• Understand the needs of customers and deliver the best possible outcomes through exemplar behaviour in accordance with ECC's Values and Core Organisational Behaviours.
• Utilise the 'Speedadmin' online administration system, including supporting music tutors and schools with the programme.
• Ensure strong and timely communication with customers and wider stakeholders.
• Work as part of a dynamic team to ensure a quality service for schools and the community.
• Complete delegated administration tasks in a timely manner which enables the business of the Music Service to continue to operate smoothly.
• Support cross-service partnerships, initiatives and extension projects as required.
• Support the delivery of all parts of the Music Service.
• Support on the creation, updating and wide circulation of communications to all our stakeholders and customers.
• Ensure all work is compliant with GDPR and other data protection legislation.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Educated to RFQ Level 3 or equivalent by experience.
• Clear interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience of delivering a high quality, customer focused service.
• Ability to work without assistance to complete tasks.
• Experience with working with different software packages.
• Able to work as part of a team.

To read more about us please visit: Education

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

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What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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