Post Team Administrator

Job Title: Post Team Administrator

Salary: £24,206 to £24,443 plus a Location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £24,206 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £24,443 will be via incremental progression.

Location: Sidcup

The role of a Post Team Administrator is to ensure that all Mail, both incoming and outgoing, is processed accurately and in a timely matter; a lot of our outgoing mail is time sensitive. The Post Room is a very busy department, currently dealing with over 80,000 items of mail per week; this figure is due to rise in the near future. A reasonable level of fitness is required, as there will be extended periods of standing whilst operating robust Post Room Machinery. Candidates will need basic computer and numeracy skills and be able to work accurately at a fast pace in order to meet Business need set timescales.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the processing and sorting of all incoming and outgoing mail in a timely and accurate manner on behalf of our unit. Scan documents to other departments and assist with other ad hoc duties.

Duties include:

• Dealing with both Incoming and Outgoing Royal Mail deliveries, Special Deliveries, and Internal Despatch Mail
  
• Process all Special/Recorded Mail deliveries (up to 1000 per day currently)
  
• Operate heavy duty Post Room Machinery, to envelope and Frank all outgoing mail in a timely manner whilst complying with Royal Mail’s Business Mail requirements
  
• List all payments and driving licences received in accordance with audit requirements
  
• Scan Notices of Intended Prosecution and correspondence to the correct department
  
• Maintain a safe working environment by keeping work areas clean and tidy, this includes shredding large amounts of confidential waste
  
• Assisting colleagues from other departments with their Post Room needs and queries
  
• Any other administrative task as directed

Please click on the below link to view an online candidate information pack that will you give you an insight into the Met, the competency framework we use which shapes our daily work behaviours, the application process and a host of other information, that will help inform and support your application:

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Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 28 April 2023.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Essential Criteria

• Have a high level of integrity and ability to always remain professional
  
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment either as part of a Team or on your own
  
• Able to work accurately whilst complying with business need set timescales
  
• Be computer literate with a basic knowledge of Outlook and Excel
  
• Have a reasonable level of fitness; you will be required to lift mailboxes, push metal cage trollies, and stand for extended periods of time whilst operating heavy duty Post Room machinery
  
• Be flexible and willing to adapt to any changes within the role