Democratic Services Assistant

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Democratic Services Assistant

Post No: 1071

Salary: Starting from £25,584 to £27,269 per annum

Grade: Grade 3

Hours: 37 hours per week

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall

Closing date: 13th July 2025

Interviews: TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Democratic Services team as a Democratic Services Assistant, providing a joint service to Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council.

A varied and rewarding role, our Democratic Services team plays a vital part in administering the Council's governance processes. The team organises and supports all formal committee meetings of the Council, ensuring they function in accordance with statutory and constitutional requirements. We provide governance advice to officers and members, as well as managing the decision-making process more generally.

You will be responsible for undertaking a variety of administrative duties for our small, busy and friendly office. You will also offer support to the Mayor of Worthing and The Chair of Adur. This will include the organisation of diaries and some Civic Events.

Due to the nature of the post, you will need to be confident working on your own, be an excellent communicator and have confidence to be able to liaise with Senior Officers and Councillors.

Good organisation skills are essential and you will need to have proven administrative skills, an adaptable approach and an ability to use initiative. The detailed nature of work demands a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail and you should also have experience of word processing applications.

Occasional attendance at planned weekend and evening events during the year will be required.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and administrative skills, with meticulous attention to detail and will have the ability to respect the confidential nature of the work. You will be able to work as part of a team but also have the ability to work on your own initiative.

If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application!

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview.

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees. This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks
• Buddy Support Programme
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.