Job Introduction
The Highways and Built County service sits within the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills directorate. It is a multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to manage, maintain and sustainably improve Staffordshire’s Built Environment so that amongst other things it is safe, accessible, functions well, promotes inward investment and economic growth, and supports social cohesion and healthy lifestyle choices.
Main Responsibility
In this role, you will provide support to the Community Highway team by responding directly to standard highway enquiries and requests for service from a variety of sources - using a range of digital record management systems. It will also include arranging meetings, maintaining records, and collating often complex and conflicting information relating to highways
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
- experience working as part of a team
- excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- an attention to detail
- have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- experience of working with a range of external stakeholders will be an advantage
For further information about this role please contact Richard Rayson. richard.rayson@staffordshire.gov.uk
Package Description
This post is fixed term until September 2023. Permanent opportunities may become available from April 2023 depending on the outcome of the current transformation of the highway service.
You will be based in a Highways Operational Depot based at Stone but will cover the Stafford Borough and East Staffordshire area.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
