UNISON Branch Support Officer

Post title

UNISON Branch Support Officer - 12 month fixed term contract

Post No

42991

Salary

Starting from £12,366.70 to 13,414.91 per annum

Scale / Band

Grade 4

Hours

16 hours per week

Place of work

Worthing Town Hall (with some travel to other offices)

Closing date

21st December 2025 at 23:55 pm

Interviews

TBC

The Branch Support Officer role will provide a full range of administrative and IT support to the Adur & Worthing Branch of UNISON. The post requires a basic knowledge of employment law to enable the provision of initial basic advice to UNISON members.

A key part of the role will be to ensure the Branch administrative and support processes are efficient and compliant. Another key element of this role is to allocate, oversee and organise the stewards and take on the more complex cases. This will include the ability to draft correspondence, newsletters and other documentation, including minute taking.

You will need to have experience in general office administration, including postal, filing systems, stock ordering, phone and mailbox. A working knowledge of GDPR in relation to storage and retention of highly sensitive information and the ability to refer to and follow relevant rules, policies and procedures.

You will also have experience and knowledge of finance and administrative systems/databases. Proficient in using IT applications, in particular Google Mail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Calendar, and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, accurate keyboard skills required.

If this sounds like the role for you, 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.