Taxi Licensing Administrative Assistant

Taxi Licensing Administrative Assistant - 12 month fixed term contract

Post No: 12510

Salary: Starting from £20,467.20 to £21,815.20 per annum

Grade: Grade 3

Hours: 29.6 hours per week

Place of work: A&W Council Offices, Lancing Business Park with occasional off-site appointments

Closing date: 14th November 2024

Interviews: TBC

Adur & Worthing Councils’ Public Health and Regulation Team cover Food Safety and Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Licensing and Environmental Protection. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and diligent person to join our small, vibrant Licensing Team primarily supporting the Taxi & Private Hire Licensing function.

This is a 12 month fixed term appointment within a team carrying out the Councils’ statutory licensing functions.

This is a varied role and duties include, but are not limited to; accepting and processing applications, checking vehicles and documentation, dealing with telephone & email enquiries, typing letters, producing licences, inputting data onto our computer system, taking payments, scanning and taking service requests from businesses and members of the public on the phone, by email or face to face.

You will have excellent communication and keyboard skills and be adaptable to deal with a variety of situations and tasks. You will need to be able to work under pressure and be able to prioritise your own workload. You will also be able to work as part of a team but also have the ability to work on your own initiative.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and administrative skills with meticulous attention to detail as in some instances strict Government deadlines have to be met.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS check.

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.