Employment and Skills Support Assistant.3745
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
12/11/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 26/11/2021 23:59
Salary:
£20,092 – £21,748
Job Category:
Admin / Secretarial / Customer Services
Employment Location:
Wansbeck Workspace
Further Information
Employment & Skills Support Assistant
The Council
Northumberland County Council operates a huge range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Government’s ongoing challenges and the diversity of our resident’s means we have to work smarter. That’s why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate.
For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working
The Service
The Learning and Skills Service (LSS) delivers employment and skills support to residents across Northumberland. You will provide administrative and financial support to the team and will be primarily based with the services employability team at Wansbeck Workspace, Ashington.
The Role
You will provide administrative, customer service and financial support to the employment team including tasks associated with customers being referred and exiting employment and learning programmes. On a day to day basis you will use CRM and data systems, complete financial tasks and deal with day to day visitors to the team's main campus in Ashington and also other delivery bases across the County when necessary. You should have an eye for detail and be able to provide exceptional customer service to learners and employment programme participants. We are looking for a flexible individual who can work in a fast-paced environment and you should have the ability to complete accurate and compliant paperwork and financial records. It is essential that you are able to build excellent working relationships with NCC colleagues, external partners and stakeholders including Job Centre Plus and employment programme partners.
We are offering:
- A starting salary of £ 20,092 - Salary range is £20,092 – £21,748
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (or other pension scheme)
- A wide range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision
Essential requirements:
Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For a copy of the job description/person specification please see attached documents.
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Vanessa Laing for an informal discussion.
Contact details: E: vanessa.laing@northumberland.gov.uk T: 01670 623901
Previous applicants need not apply.
Closing date:- Midnight on 26th November 2021
Please note that this is a full time position but applications on a secondment or part time basis would be considered for the right applicant. For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please check the Northumberland Council Website.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please also let the team know.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.