An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the varied business support team within the Community Safety and Engagement Service. This role will support the day to day administration of the whole Community Safety and Engagement portfolio. This includes Domestic Abuse services, including Domestic Homicide Review admin support, Anti Social Behaviour team, Neighbourhood management team, Welfare reform and Anti – poverty, Hate Crime and Equalities, VCF engagement and Sustainable Affordable Living.

The successful applicant will support a range of these services with administrative tasks. They should have good organisational and administrative skills, able to multi-task with a high level of accuracy. Excellent communication skills and discretion are essential as you will be the first port of call for staff and members of the public. Whilst the main base of this post will be at Southport Town Hall, the successful applicant may at times be required to work at other locations across the borough. Working from home for part of the week may be possible in line with service needs. 

Responsibilities include:

• Managing Multiple Inboxes
• Arranging meetings, minute taking
• Data input
• General administrative duties
• Financial Systems and processes.

Please take time to consider your experience and ensure you demonstrate this in each point covered in the person specification.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.