Administrator (Business Support Assistant)

• Part time position at 25 hours/week
• Flexible hybrid working but to include Monday and Tuesday
• 25 annual leave days
• Permanent contract

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

• Maintaining various Area Highways email inboxes
• Processing various Licensing Applications
• Point of contact for internal and external member of the team and/or contractors

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

• Have knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Sharepoint and Excel
• Have great organisation skills
• Have the ability to work independently and using own initiative
• Work well as part of a team

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.

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

Salary: Grade 15 - £16,234 - £16489 per annum for 25 hours per week.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Kirsty Eley 01823 369651 email Kirsty.eley@somerset.gov.uk OR Tracey Rose 01823 356202 Tracey.Rose@Somerset.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on week commencing 5^th May 2025.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.