Administrative Assistant/Team Leader -Council Headquaters

Job Details

Grade: 6A
Hourly Rate: £14.71 - £15.97
Salary: £26,853.20 - £29,152.70 per annum
Contract Duration: Permanent
Please note successful applicants will be placed on the first point of the salary scale unless they meet certain criteria.

Role Purpose

An exciting position has become available within our Business Support Service at Scottish Borders Council. This role is responsible for the line management of nine members of staff within a Business Support Team. The Regulatory Business Support Team provides support to several different services within the Council: Planning, Building Standards, Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Animal Health, Heritage, and Design.
Day to Day tasks for this role include:
• General Office Admin Tasks (Dealing with mail, shared email mailboxes)
• Day to Day Resource Management and work allocation
• Use of Bespoke Software for producing various legal documents in relation to the Building Standards Procedures
• Creating cases for Environmental Health on the system
• Recording Legal Agreements for Developer Contributions
• Involvement in Improvement Projects
• Creating Planning and Building Standards Committee Appeals Report monthly
• Involvement in different working groups
• Quarterly Data Return to the Scottish Government
If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to hear from you!

Essential

HNC/D in an appropriate Business subject or demonstrable equivalent experience

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Hannah Webb at Hannah.Webb@scotborders.gov.uk
Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.