Post Room Assistant

Join Our Team as a Part-Time Post Room Assistant! Are you someone who thrives on precision, stays calm under pressure, and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes? We’re looking for a diligent and dependable Post Room Assistant to join our Tascor team on a part-time basis. With your keen eye for detail and calm approach, you’ll help maintain the flow of information and supplies across our organisation. This role is on-site at Gloucester Police HQ. Job title: Post Room Assistant Job Description: Working hours are 22.5 per week, Monday to Friday. Core hours are 12-2pm and therefore start and end times are flexible and can be discussed at interview. As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds. What you’ll be doing receive, sort, and securely distribute incoming mail and deliveries from Royal Mail, couriers, and delivery services prepare and dispatch outgoing mail and stores, ensuring all protocols and documentation are followed operate key equipment including the franking machine, folding machine, and Lecktriever, and manage related supplies handle classified and caveated mail in line with security procedures, including special delivery items maintain accurate records, support monthly reporting to finance, and manage stock of postal stationery provide flexible support across the registry, including counter service, issuing prox cards and keys, and assisting with mail shots What we’re looking for Essential: ability to lift and move boxes and packages safely confident using Outlook to send and manage emails comfortable completing spreadsheets for signed-for deliveries reliable, detail-oriented, and able to stay calm under pressure willingness to learn - full training will be provided Desirable: previous experience in a mailroom, registry, or facilities support role experience using franking machines, folding equipment, or document handling systems About Capita & Tascor Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Tascor is part of Education & Government Services, a division of Capita. We work for secure criminal justice, immigration and the public sector. We don’t just look after buildings; we take care of every aspect of facilities management. Join us and discover better as you shape the workspaces of tomorrow. What in it for you? a part-time salary of £14,426.10 (based on 22.5 hours per week) 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform Free on-site parking - making your commute easier and more convenient. Stable, part-time hours - ideal for maintaining work-life balance. Unlock Your Potential with Capita At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering exciting opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career. Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose 🤝 Customer first, always🧑‍💻 Fearless innovation✠Achieve together💙 Everyone is valued What we hope you’ll do next: Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. Equal Opportunities At Capita, we’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer; we want to hear from you if you’d like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website. If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - CPScareers@capita.com Location: Gloucester , United Kingdom Time Type: Part time Contract Type: Permanent Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors. Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.