Job Description

Senior Administration Officer

Location: Leeds

Pay: £13.51 per hour

Job Type: Temporary

Sector: Public Sector

Hours: 37 hours a week

A Little Bit About Us:

Brook Street have grown into one of the UK's leading recruitment agencies − matching thousands of people with meaningful job opportunities at more than 4,500 companies every year. Delivering a quality service to suit the needs of clients and candidates alike was important to our founder Margery Hurst and it remains important to us today.

Recruitment is about so much more than just filling job vacancies. It's about giving people the chance to unleash their full potential, through their perfect new role.

About the Client:

We carry out sentences given by the courts, in custody and the community, and rehabilitate people in our care through education and employment.

About the Role:

We're looking for an experienced and organised Senior Administrative Officer to join the National Probation Service. In this key role, you'll help keep things running smoothly behind the scenes, working with local and regional teams on admin, coordination, and day-to-day operations.

You'll be working closely with managers and team members, making sure processes are followed, offices are safe and well-maintained, and staff are supported. You'll also lead a small team of admin staff and help make sure everyone has what they need to deliver high-quality services.

What You'll Be Doing

• Organising office systems and keeping accurate records
• Helping prepare reports and documents
• Finance tasks like handling petty cash and processing travel claims
• Making sure our offices are safe, secure, and compliant with health & safety rules
• Attending meetings and representing your manager when needed
• Line-managing admin assistants and helping them grow in their roles
• Recruitment and staff training
• Using IT systems to gather and analyse information
• Handling sensitive and confidential information with care

What We're Looking For

• Previous managerial experience

• Works well under pressure and meets deadlines
• Communicates clearly and effectively
• Leads with fairness and consistency
• Takes initiative and solves problems
• Wants to grow and help others do the same

What's in this for you?

This role plays a vital part in assisting the Probation services, which make a real difference to people's lives. If you're an experienced administrator who enjoys variety, responsibility, and working with a purpose, apply now!

Please note we are seeing a large volume of applications per role and therefore we ask that if you have not heard 7-14 working days to presume you have on this occasion been unsuccessful.

Diversity in the workplace:

Brook Street are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.