Administration assistant – health and safety

Business Corporate Services Health Safety, Well-being Wigan Council Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Town Hall Library Street Wigan WN1 1DF Salary: Grade 4 , £9,527 - £10,014 per annum. 15 hours per week Your role: This new role sits within the Health and Safety Team and you will provide ongoing support in line with this role. You will work with a small team of experienced professionals and support the development of policies, procedures and systems, you will monitor the corporate incident reporting system and identify incidents that might need escalation to the team. You will deal with internal and external customers across the council and schools; operate health and safety management (ICT) systems and provide general support to the team and customers. Building on your current professional competencies, you will be required to spend time undertaking continuing professional development and in return you will gain a broad range of experience and support in development of your career. About you: You will have excellent communication and computer skills, you will be IT literate with experience of using WORD, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, MS Teams and be able to produce reports. You will be able to plan and manage your time, be able to meet deadlines and use your initiative. About us: Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or unbroken between the supporting organisations. We are always looking for new and innovative ways of engaging with and supporting staff and this role is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking, dynamic team focussed on sensible and proportionate health and safety management. You will be working with a friendly and supportive team and will have the opportunity to work creatively and build on your existing skills, talents and experiences. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan. Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, applicants demonstrating our Team Wigan behaviours, is really important to us, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. For further information, please contact Lisa Victoria Kelsall on 07769 932634 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: Job Specification Privacy Notice Interview date: 22nd January 2024 salary from £9,527 contract permanent working hours part time application deadline 11 59 pm 14th Jan 2024