37 hours per week

Permanent Post

£21,189 to £21,575 per annum

Warwick District Council is situated in the southern part of the West Midlands in the historic town of Leamington Spa. The Council, with our own housing stock and garages sites of over 7.500 mixed tenancies to manage plus private landlord services has a vibrant housing services department and is a busy place to work.

We are recruiting an assistant to join the Business Administration Team. We are looking for someone with a positive attitude, who is self-motivated while working from home or the office. Gets job satisfaction from being responsive to the needs of our customers and is excited to be part of the team that provide vital, life-changing housing services.

It is essential that you are enthusiastic about and have experience of providing excellent customer service, you enjoy working with numbers, have attention to detail and have an ability to learn multiple financial and processing systems quickly.

Experience of working in a similar field would be an advantage when dealing with the varied and sometimes complex enquiries from residents and stakeholders about their accounts, invoices, payment queries or advice about buying a council property.

The intention is for the postholder to work from home. However, office and hybrid working is also available. Whilst home working is offered for this role, it is a requirement that the successful candidate be available to attend meetings at our offices within Warwick District when required. Any costs for travel from home to the office will be met by the successful candidate.

Applications for part time working will be considered. Please see the job description and person specification for further details.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Ruth Mantle, Business Administration Team Leader on extension 01926 456409.

Closing date: 31st January 2023

Interview date (virtual): w/c 13th February 2023.

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact HR Support on vacancies@warwickdc.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the post. By ‘essential criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS), applicants must disclose that they have a disability and would like to be considered for the scheme.

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application or recruitment process or upon appointment, please contact vacancies@warwickdc.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.