Housing Technical Support Officer
hace 6 días
Maidenhead
Housing Technical Support Officer (Temporary) Location: Maidenhead, SL6 (Hybrid – 1 day per week in office)Rate: £15.66 PAYE / £19.79 Umbrella per hourContract: • 1 x 12-month contract, • 1 x 3-month contract (with potential extension)Hours: Full-timeStart: Immediate About the Role We are seeking two Housing Technical Support Officers to provide essential administrative and technical support across Housing and Public Protection Services. This includes supporting teams within: • Environmental Health (Residential Services, Environmental Protection, Commercial Services), • Trading Standards, • Community Safety This is a varied and fast-paced role where you will play a key part in ensuring efficient service delivery. Key Responsibilities You will be part of a busy technical admin team supporting the housing service, with duties including: • Raising and processing invoices, • Managing utility bills, • Raising purchase orders (POs), • Providing administrative support to Environmental Health Officers, • Processing food registration applications, • Supporting Trading Standards activities, • Managing shared mailboxes (team of 4 managing 9 mailboxes), • Conducting Land Registry searches, • Investigating and resolving queries effectively, • Using systems and tools to handle issues appropriately (e.g. differentiating between residential and public area cases) About You We are looking for candidates who are: • Highly organised with strong administrative skills, • Comfortable handling high volumes of work across multiple tasks, • Proactive problem-solvers with good attention to detail, • Able to work effectively within a team and independently, • Confident managing shared inboxes and prioritising workloads Desirable: • Experience within a local authority or public sector environment Familiarity with housing, environmental health or regulatory services Candidates without local authority experience will still be considered if they have relevant transferable skills and a genuine interest in working within a council environment. We encourage applicants to research the services prior to interview. Additional Information • Hybrid working (1 day per week in the office), • Microsoft Teams interviews, • Free on-site parking (permit provided), • Immediate start available Apply Now If you're looking for a dynamic administrative role within a supportive team and want to make a difference in local public services, we’d love to hear from you.