11 Oct
Bracknell Forest Council
Bracknell
Job details
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Pay
- £28,492 - £33,713 a year
Job type
- Temporary
- Part-time
- Full-time
Location
Bracknell
Benefits
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- Annual leave
- Company pension
- Discounted gym membership
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
Full job description
Employer:
Bracknell Forest Council
Salary:
£28,492 - £33,713 FTE inclusive of London Weighting
Location:
Time Square, Bracknell
Contract:
Temporary
Working Pattern:
Flexible Hours/Full Time/Part Time
Hours:
37 hours per week.
DBS Check:
Yes
Closing Date:
28/10/2024 at 23:59
Reference:
PL/24/294205
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Contract Support Officer to join our dynamic team on a 2-year fixed-term contract, with hours that are negotiable for full or part-time work.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Contract Support Officer to join a team providing professional building advice, building services, repairs, maintenance, condition surveys and business support across the council.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Ordering technical literature, magazine subscriptions and Health & Safety items as and when required.
- Typing correspondence and reports such as CMT/Executive reports
- Assist Energy Manager to ensure all Utility bills are uploaded and forwarded to accounts payable as and when required.
- monitor and initiate remedial work orders, organize meetings, and take minutes.
- Upload information to the Civica (Techforge) database and providing query support along with overseeing the tender monitoring process and managing orders through our internal Agresso system.
- handle queries from the Property Service drop-box and dispatch emails to the appropriate parties.
The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, along with excellent communication skills to foster relationships with colleagues, tenants, and professionals.
Any successful internal candidate will be offered the position as a secondment and, in line with Section 8.1 of the Secondment Policy, must consult with their manager before applying.
Our benefits include…
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service (pro rata for part time).
- Annual leave purchase policy.
- Opportunities for flexible and agile working,
to support our employees’ work-life balance.
- An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks including sports and social clubs.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
- Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
- Local government pension scheme.
- Life insurance cover (linked to the pension scheme).
- A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees’ health and wellbeing.
- Staff dental and health plans.
- Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
- Supermarket discount.
Interview date
Interviews will be held the week commencing 11th November 2024
Interviews will be conducted in person,
providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Mark Ferguson, Head of Strategic Asset Management on 07500 994033 / 01344 464783 or email [email protected]
At Bracknell Forest we champion equality, diversity and inclusion. At Bracknell Forest Council, we are always learning,
ambition and inclusive. Please see our candidate pack for more details.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.
No agencies please.
Equal Opportunities
Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
How to apply
Please include a personal statement with your CV specifying why you are applying for this vacancy.
▶️ Contract Support Officer
🖊️ Bracknell Forest Council
📍 Bracknell