Postal Services Assistant - 03831

An exciting opportunity has opened for a postal services assistant in the ICT Service Team.

 

As a Postal Services Assistant you will:

 

• Assist with the incoming and outgoing mail
• Accurately maintain and update files and records
• Be jointly responsible for the Council’s archiving system
• Be jointly responsible for the management of the franking machine
• Manage the issuing of the Council’s identification cards
• Manage a range of different supplies
• Assist with covering the daily courier run

 

This role is based at Market Street Offices in Newbury working 22 hours a week:

 

Monday-Thursday 11:30-16:30 with a 30-minute lunchbreak, and Friday 11:30-16:00 with a 30-minute lunchbreak.

 

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:

 

• Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-21.00
• Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous Local Government pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A range of local discounts
• Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
• You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.

 

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

 

Please contact Emma Morgan (ICT Admin & Postal Services Team Leader) on 01635 503964 for an informal chat about this role, and/or view job description for further information.

 

Join us at West Berkshire Council and make a positive impact in our community while advancing your career.

 

Explore everything that a career with West Berkshire Council has to offer here: Working with Us

 

Equal Opportunities

The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

 

How to apply

Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.

 

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.

 

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