Housing Administrator
Castle Point Borough Council
Temporary, Full Time
£15.00 per hour
Location: Castle Point
Closing Date: 26th October 2024
Why Castle Point? Castle Point Borough Council is a statutory body responsible for employing nearly 350 staff, and delivering over 150 council services, both statutory and for the community's well-being and benefit. Castle Point Borough Council aims to provide high-quality and financially sustainable services while prioritising outstanding customer service, transparency in decision-making, and promoting local democracy. Additionally, the council seeks to transform, modernize, and improve its performance, as well as support and enable the communities within its jurisdiction to be strong, healthy, and thriving.
Our values: Trust, Respect, Improving and Learning, and Customer Focus
The Opportunity
This is a temporary opportunity for an experienced Administrator to join the Housing Services team until March 2025 initially. Please note that this is a primarily office-based role with limited opportunity for home working.
Accountabilities
- Supporting all administrative aspects of the Housing service, including in relation to Housing Regulator work.
- Collecting, responding to, and distributing post/e-mails.
- Raising purchase orders.
- Meeting arrangements including diary management, room bookings etc.
- Collating and filing documents.
- Updating of various IT systems as required.
The Experience You Will Bring
- Administrative support experience within a Local Authority
- GCSE level in English and Maths
- IT literate specifically Excel and SharePoint
- Experience within housing and / or Local Government preferred
Castle Point Borough Council is proud to be a disability confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
Castle Point Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk