The Council

Northumberland County Council operates a huge range of services across the largest county in the UK. Local Government’s ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents 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 role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Housing Assistant to join our Strategic Housing Team. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who is a team player with a good standard of education and a good level of effective IT skills to achieve work objectives. You will need to have excellent communication skills to effectively carry out this role along with a proactive and flexible approach.

The role is to provide technical support to the Housing Services team(s) to help meet the needs of the service and accurately maintain and update relevant technical databases, client records and systems. To respond appropriately to enquiries from customers and clients. The post holder will be committed to the primary council objectives to ensure that a customer focused service is provided and that service delivery is to the highest standards of customer care and quality.

We are offering:

• A salary of £22,183 - £24,491 (Band 5)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• A wide range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision
• Flexible working arrangement

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Kirsty Gilmartin/Vicky Ledger on 01670 623070 or 01670 623053

To view a copy of the Job Description and Personal Specification please click here

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.