Project Support Officer

Project Support Officer - 18 Months Fixed Term Contract

Post No

TBC

Salary

Starting from £28,598 to £31,022 p.a.

Scale / Band

Grade 4

Hours

37 hours per week

Place of work

Commerce Way, Lancing

Closing date

Interviews

As Project Support Officer you will provide support and planning to help us deliver our food waste collection services across Adur & Worthing, supporting our existing kerbside collections. In this role, you will require the ability to effectively and efficiently problem solve complex and challenging issues at pace.

You will need to be self-motivated, have good communication skills and be able to prioritise your workload and work to deadlines.

Previous experience of working in waste services and a local authority environment is desirable, as well as a working knowledge of the relevant sections of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, but full training will be given.

You will need a current full driving licence along with a sound knowledge of the local area.

Please view the Job Description/Person Specification for further information regarding this role and we look forward to receiving your application form!

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.

For more information, please contact the Waste Cleansing and Fleet Manager, Mark Quartly, mark.quartly@adur-worthing.gov.uk or Andrew Mugan, Assistant Manager, andrew.mugan@adur-worthing.gov.uk