Technical Support Officer

We are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

St Helens plays a key role in the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. We are ideally situated to benefit from the Northern Powerhouse agenda.

Making A Difference as a Technical Support Officer in the Development Control Service.

We are seeking a Technical Support Officer to join our Technical Support team in the Planning Service. Quality and performance are at the heart of the service and are key priorities for the team as a whole. The successful candidate will therefore have a positive attitude and ‘can do’ approach to work within this context.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate high-quality administration skills, attention to detail, excellent customer service and capable of managing a diverse workload. Working within a friendly, supported environment. Previous experience working in an administration role would be beneficial.

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

If you are currently at risk , or would like an informal discussion as an internal applicant you are also welcome to contact us for an informal discussion please contact Joe Nanson, Development Control Manager on 01744 676112 or joenanson@sthelens.gov.uk.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.