Role of the Job
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and proactive Administration Assistant to support Housing Services based at Compass House, Blyth.
Administrative support duties for this role include;
- Maintaining information systems ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
- Handling mail
- Photocopying
- Maintaining and issuing stock in accordance with corporate and service standards.
- Responding to enquiries from internal and external customers
- Assisting with more complex support work to investigate, collate, record, manipulate, extract, and distribute data as instructed.
- Minute taking
This role is a part time, job share and fixed term until 31.03.2025.
Salary Band 3 £23,500 - £23,893 (Pro rata for part time hours)
Requirements of the Role
- We are looking for an enthusiastic team player who is also confident working independently.
- An excellent communicator both writing and verbally.
- Competent in Microsoft Office applications.
- Eager to improve services whilst maintaining delivery.
- GCSE's or equivalent in English and Maths
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!
Northumberland County Council's (NCC) vision is To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, in which you can access the activities you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive.
For further information about NCC, please visit our website.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- Car leasing scheme
Please visit our website for more information regarding our benefits.
Further information
Please note that this is a fixed term, part-time position but applications on a secondment 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 or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into 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. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.