Job Details

Hours of work: 37 hours per week Working pattern: Full-time Fixed term for: Six months to cover maternity leave to be reviewed up to one year

Closing date: Sunday 02 July 2017 Interview date: Friday 14 July 2017

For an informal discussion, please contact Brian Banks - Team Manager Road Safety or Ian Johnson - Traffic and Safety Manager

About the Role

Our administrators play a key role in supporting the Council - helping us provide a better service to the people of East Sussex. It’s fast-paced and varied, but we’ll make sure you get all the training and support you need to succeed. This vacancy is on a maternity cover basis for a fixed term of 6 months to be reviewed up to one year.

You’ll be a great communicator with strong MS Office skills and a real passion for delivering excellent customer service. In return for your commitment, we offer ongoing training and development opportunities.

The Road Safety Team receives a high volume of correspondence from MPs, elected Members and the general public. The Support Officers role will be to manage this workload to ensure timely replies to our customers so that they are given an appropriate level of service. The Support Officer will help to coordinate the team’s activities and provide background support so that the team can manage their workload in an efficient manner.

This post is for County Hall Lewes, Bexhill and Heathfield.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Equal Opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.