Business Support assistant

5 days ago

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Somerset Council Full time

Some key information

  • Full time position - Hybrid working possible
  • Permanent contract
  • Salary is £24,796 - £25,185 per annum for 37 hours/week
  • 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 with more than 5 years continuous service), excluding bank holidays.

What will I be doing?

We're working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you'll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

  • Raising Purchase Orders and Invoices for multiple teams within the Community, Place & Economy directorate
  • Support, primarily, the Highways service area with the function of recharging costs for third-party at-fault incidents on the road network.
  • Working within a small team to achieve the best results for our customers

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

  • Experience of working in an administrative role and within a team.
  • The ability to follow agreed processes to ensure consistency is provided
  • The ability to produce high standards of accurate work and to work to deadlines.

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

  • We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
  • Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Staff discounts in gyms.
  • Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
  • Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
  • A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
  • My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Anything else I should know?

Salary for this role is £24,796 - £25,185 per annum for 37 hours/week.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Natasha Tremelling,

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can't wait to hear from you.

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