Elections Support Assistant
Democratic Services, Political

CIVIC CENTRE
CHORLEY ROAD
SWINTON
SALFORD
M27 5DA


Elections Support Assistant
Grade: 2C - £21,589 - £23,836
Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 02/10/2020

Salford City Council is looking for an enthusiastic democratic services assistant to join our busy
Electoral Services team.


Some of the key responsibilities include:
To provide an efficient clerical and administrative support function to the Electoral Services
Team. To use the electoral registration IT system to process applications for registration and
postal votes and assist in the preparation for all types of elections and referenda.

About you
This role will suit a focused, enthusiastic team player who enjoys a customer facing environment.

The ideal candidate will have:
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new procedures
• You'll have excellent administrative and computer skills and a high level of accuracy
• Flexibility and be able to work outside of normal office hours

This post will require some evening and weekend work — particularly leading up to an election —
so a flexible working approach is essential.

About your benefits 
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Role Profile.doc
Working for Salford.pdf 

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester these include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester as well as many others

About your development
At Salford we’re serious about helping people grow. From day one you’ll have access to professional development to help you get on and succeed in your new role. This will include an immediate opportunity to gain a level 3 qualification in business administration Why not find out more about it here https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator/
 
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr






Location
Salford Civic Centre
Vacancy Description
 
CIVIC CENTRE
CHORLEY ROAD
SWINTON
SALFORD
M27 5DA


Elections Support Assistant
Grade: 2C - £21,589 - £23,836
Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 02/10/2020

Salford City Council is looking for an enthusiastic democratic services assistant to join our busy
Electoral Services team.


Some of the key responsibilities include:
To provide an efficient clerical and administrative support function to the Electoral Services
Team. To use the electoral registration IT system to process applications for registration and
postal votes and assist in the preparation for all types of elections and referenda.

About you
This role will suit a focused, enthusiastic team player who enjoys a customer facing environment.

The ideal candidate will have:
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new procedures
• You'll have excellent administrative and computer skills and a high level of accuracy
• Flexibility and be able to work outside of normal office hours

This post will require some evening and weekend work — particularly leading up to an election —
so a flexible working approach is essential.

About your benefits 
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Role Profile.doc
Working for Salford.pdf 

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester these include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester as well as many others

About your development
At Salford we’re serious about helping people grow. From day one you’ll have access to professional development to help you get on and succeed in your new role. This will include an immediate opportunity to gain a level 3 qualification in business administration Why not find out more about it here https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator/
 
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr