Milton Keynes College is working in partnership with HMP Ranby to put education at the heart of the prison system.

Are you an experienced administrator looking to develop your existing Administration skills within a professional and collaborative environment?

We are seeking a capable and experienced Administrator who will provide a high quality service to both internal and external stakeholders. The ability to work on your initiative with minimal supervision is critical to this role as much of the time you will be required to work self-sufficiently.

As Department Administrator you will be:

• Collating and analysing data
• Creating and maintaining filing systems
• Using appropriate databases and spreadsheets
• Providing administrative support to the Education Manager and the team as appropriate.
• Undertaking daily administration and data processes.
• Responsible for the processing and filling of learners certificates and ensuring they are received by students.
• Assisting in the invigilation of exams when necessary.

More about the rewards

• 25 days annual leave, 3 additional days leave for Christmas to New Year closure and UK Bank Holidays
• Able to apply for an NUS Extra Card and Blue lights card, offering a wide range of High Street Discounts
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• Continued Professional Development Opportunities
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Access to ‘JUICE’ the employees’ health and wellbeing platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributions towards Eye Tests for Visual Display users
• Plus, many more

Location: HMP Ranby
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Salary: £14,910 - £19,525, per annum             
Closing date: 31 st October 2017

This role is based at HMP Ranby which is a Category C Training Prison holding prisoners that are serving medium to long term sentences. Category C Training Prisons offer employment and training in a variety of activities.

Milton Keynes College works in partnership with the prison to provide the prisoners with both academic courses and vocational training opportunities to equip them with skills and qualifications necessary to increase their employment prospects on release and Teamwork to enable the men to develop skills in these areas.

Working together the college and prison are committed to providing positive opportunities to enable the men in the establishment to reach their full potential and inspire them to end their offending behaviour.

As a successful candidate, you will have:

• A good basic education including GCSE level C or equivalent in English and Maths.
• Previous role experience in administration.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to ensure all tasks are completed to deadlines
• The ability to prioritise and schedule multiple tasks
• Strong PC Skills including Word and Excel
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and create and sustain effective working relationships both internally and externally
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy and methodical working
• Flexible and have a resilient approach
• Able to maintain effectiveness under pressure
• Self-motivated with the initiative to make progress without close supervision
• A patient, friendly and welcoming individual

More about the College

Milton Keynes College is proud to be an open and inclusive general Further Education College welcoming learners of all levels and delivering an exceptional educational experience. The College offers a broad range of qualifications with more than 3,000 16 – 18-year-old full-time students studying traditional A Levels, vocational courses, apprenticeships and Higher Education. In addition, the College delivers employability and key skills training programmes to 3,000 people in local community learning centres and is one of the largest providers of Offender Learning in England, working with 27 prisons across the East Midlands, South Central and West Midlands.

Milton Keynes College is a committed safer recruitment employer. We take extreme care in ensuring the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions therefore undergo a stringent vetting process to include DBS for all positions.