Technical Support Officer - Kettering, United Kingdom - North Northamptonshire Council

North Northamptonshire Council

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Kettering, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About the role

An opportunity has arisen for a Technical Support Officer to join our Building Control & Local Land Charges team at North Northamptonshire Council.

What will you be doing?

You will be required to support the Building Control & Local Land Charges service delivery by monitoring mailboxes, responding to customer queries, processing Local Authority searches, and maintain registers/ records using computerised systems, data files, and maps/plans.

About you

This role will suit someone who enjoys working to deadlines within a busy, small team environment, has an eye for detail, is organised and accurate in their work.

This is an exciting opportunity to begin a career in Local Government or switch to a new role with new opportunities.

This role will primarily be based at our Kettering office however you may be asked to work at our other North Northamptonshire offices from time to time.

Previous experience of working in a Local Land Charges service is desirable however not essential as full training will be provided.

The Council offers a generous pension scheme, holiday entitlement and exceptional work/life balance initiatives. This is an opportunity not to be missed.

About us

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country.

Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services

We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete._

Our benefits

We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.