Mablethorpe & Sutton Town Council is looking to recruit an
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT TO THE TOWN COUNCIL
This will initially be a fixed term contract (up to 30th September 2021) comprising 37 hours per week Monday to Friday (to be agreed locally) and will include attendance at evening meetings (either in person or by remote access as legislation or best practice dictates) as required or necessary and may lead onto a full time role for the right candidate.
The Role:
The person recruited will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Town Clerk, Deputy Clerk and the Town Council. They should be enthusiastic, possess excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to demonstrate competence using a variety of software packages such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel to produce correspondence, documents and maintain records, spreadsheets and databases.
During the fixed term contract the primary roles will be:
- data input of burial records (this will require comprehensive research of manual records and an emphasis on attention to detail)
- creation and maintenance of the Town Council’s social media platforms
along with answering telephone calls and queries from members of the public and dealing with beach hut bookings and queries. The successful candidate will receive specific software training.
Skills / Experience:
A minimum of 3 GCSE’s (A-D) (or equivalent) these must include English and Maths
Previous experience or knowledge of the public sector is desirable but not essential as specific sector training will be given. Willingness to attain the Introduction to Local Council Administration (ILCA) certificate is essential.
A full clean driving licence is and use of own vehicle desirable.
The salary range for an administration assistant will be National Joint Council (NJC) SCP1 / SCP2 (£9.25 to £9.43 p/h) with the starting rate according to qualifications and experience. The post holder will be included in the current Local Government Superannuated pension scheme (where applicable).
Closing Date for the receipt of application is Friday 28th May 2021 at 12 noon with interviews scheduled for 14th & 15th June 2021.
The commencement date is expected to be 21st June 2021.
Application pack and further details can be obtained from:
The Town Clerk’s Office
Mablethorpe & Sutton Town Council
Mablethorpe Library & CAP
Stanley Avenue
Mablethorpe
LN12 1DP Telephone: 01507 613 644 / email: clerk@mastc.co.uk