Admin Assistant

Established in 1943, our network of Learning Locations provides day and residential outdoor education courses for all ages. We aim to create outstanding opportunities for everyone to learn about nature.

We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to deliver our mission, so, we provide great benefits

• to reward and support you while you work with us.


What you'll be doing

Your role will be to ensure a proactive and professional administrative support service is delivered to both external customers and internal colleagues and teams at our learning centre.

The day-to-day duties are varied and will include taking the centre bookings, processing financial transactions, and keeping accurate records for the centre.

As the first point of contact for customers visiting, phoning, and emailing enquiries to us, you will be committed to delivering the highest level of customer service and care, taking pride in you all you do.

We need someone to be able to hit the ground running in this role, so you will already have some experience of working in a busy office environment in an administrative role. In addition to:

• A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key


• A natural pride in the work you produce


• A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both independently and as a team player


• A professional manner in all that you do


• An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council


• A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills and overcome new challenges, Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

The Field Studies Council Millport centre is situated on the Isle of Cumbrae in Scotland. It has state of the art purpose-built conference facilities, twin bedroom ensuite accommodation with sea views, plus 7 teaching spaces comprising classrooms and laboratories.

We host learners of all ages and backgrounds from nursery schools, primary and secondary schools, universities, adults and research placements from all over the world.


• Permanent part time position - based on 20 hours per week, the exact working pattern can be flexible but must include our core hours between 11am and 1pm Monday to Friday., Financial - We offer competitive salaries, sick pay, pension schemes, life assurance, pro rata of 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a further 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service.


• Health and Wellbeing - Eligible employees are automatically provided with a Health Cash Plan which you can use to help pay for routine health appointments as well as give you the ability to seek second opinions from top doctors! We also provide our team members with access to a 24hr Counselling Helpline Service.


• Discounts - When you join the team you are also enrolled into our reward programme which gives you discounts on your favourite brands and opportunities to earn cash back on everyday purchases!


• Additional benefits - We endeavour to offer flexible working options where roles permit and are committed to providing our employees with appropriate quality learning and development opportunities.