Regulatory Services Assistant WMF2450e

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Job reference

REQ

Date posted

18/11/2025

Application closing date

01/12/2025

Location

BARROW

Salary

26, ,824.00

Package

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

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Job description

Location: Barrow Town Hall, Barrow

Contract Type: Permanent

About this opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join Westmorland and Furness Council as a Regulatory Services Assistant within our Public Protection Service. You will be focusing on supporting the work of the Commercial Protection and Environmental Protection Teams.

In this role you will help us to keep our communities safe through supporting the public protection service, assisting officers on appropriate inspections of local businesses, activities and residential premises and providing technical and administrative support for the service.

You'll be joining a dedicated and experienced team where you will be managing your own caseload. Working in Public Protection at Westmorland and Furness Council is both varied and challenging; no two days are the same.

Westmorland and Furness Council is a modern and supportive employer, and we have both the technology and the commitment to allow our employees to work flexibly and efficiently.

You will be joining a friendly, flexible, and supportive team, with a strong focus on wellbeing and work/life balance, and there is plenty of opportunity for progression and professional development.

Who we are looking for…

We are looking for candidates who have a good level of general education including 5 GCSEs (including English Language and Mathematics) or equivalent. You should have some experience of working in a customer focused, service delivery role and good admin skills.

In addition, candidates should possess the ability to be accurate, detailed and professional in their approach to work. A proven ability to deliver high standards and good customer service, excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong ICT skills with proven ability to learn new systems quickly.

Ready to join Westmorland and Furness Council and be part of our incredible team? We can't wait to see your application

As part of this role, there is a requirement to travel and so the postholder must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle to use for work / able to independently travel around the Westmorland and Furness area.

What can we offer you

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site.Our benefits | Careers )

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

• Post Specification
• Role Profile

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 01/12/2025

Interview date: 15/12/2025

We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Interview details such as venue/timings will be shared with successful candidates, following the shortlisting process. If you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.

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