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Office Manager

  • Part time
  • £31,350 – £35,381 pro-rata
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 15th August 2024


  • Advertised from 18th July 2024
  • 16 per week. Fixed term maternity cover role for 12 months.

Role

The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for an Office Manager to support our team in Glasgow

This role will ensure the smooth running of our Glasgow office, and contribute to the overall office and facilities footprint of the Foundation.

What does the role involve?

  • Perform regular office checks to include security, cleaning, lighting, heating & ventilation, plumbing, waste disposal etc and deal with any issues, to ensure that all areas meet a high standard, visually and operationally contributing to staff wellbeing
  • Coordinate and/or proactively support any furniture, equipment (IT and other) and office changes and moves
  • Deal with maintenance matters, promptly arranging both reactive repairs and routine upkeep of office space, furniture and equipment

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

  • Basic knowledge and understanding of health & safety requirements
  • Professional, clear and polite face to face and written communication with a wide range of people, including staff, Trustees, visitors and contractors
  • Able to spot and resolve physical environment issues quickly and effectively

Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Application notes

If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application via our website. Please ensure you attach an up to date CV and statement of suitability answering all points of the person specification.

Applications will close at 12pm on Thursday 15th August and we are unable to accept late applications.

Interviews are planned for week commencing 26th August.

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.

If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us at vacancies@mentalhealth.org.uk. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home.

We look forward to hearing from you!t

Apply via our website: Jobs | Mental Health Foundation


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