JOB TITLE: Business Support Administrator
LOCATION: Spalding
SALARY: £25,183 - £27,269 per annum
Join Our Housing Services Team – Make a Real Difference Every Day!
Are you looking to kickstart your career with the council? We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Support Administrator to join our team here at South Holland District Council.
Are you passionate about people, communities, and creating safe, welcoming places to live? Then a career in Housing Services could be your perfect fit! We’re looking for enthusiastic, community-minded individuals to join our team. In Housing Services, no two days are the same—you’ll be:
- Supporting residents to maintain safe, secure, and comfortable home
- Working closely with communities to understand their needs and improve neighbourhoods
- Listening to tenants’ voices and making sure they’re heard
- Driving positive change through projects, partnerships, and innovation
Whether you're out on estates, solving problems, or helping shape future housing strategies, your work will have a lasting impact. You will play a crucial role in various technical projects and administrative tasks. This role offers exposure to a variety of tasks, such as handling Right to Buy Applications, Shared Ownership Enquiries, Tenancy Administration and much more. You will have the drive and commitment to help with the continued transformation of our successful Housing Service.
What we are looking for:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and previous experience of office administration
- Proven track record of making decisions and taking responsibility for actions
- Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with diverse audiences
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Accuracy and attention to detail, particularly when working to tight deadlines
You will be joining a friendly, busy, hard-working service to deliver efficient administration to the Housing Service.
BENEFITS: We offer excellent terms and conditions of employment including:
- Local Government Pension Scheme, 23.8% employer contribution
- Generous annual leave scheme +option to buy more
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Flu Jabs
- Free Eye Test voucher
- Flexible Working Policy
- Agile Working Policy*
- Car mileage reimbursement*
- Excellent career progression and training opportunities
- Long Service Recognition*
*Certain restrictions may apply
ABOUT US: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.
Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work.
If you are interested in having a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Tracy Sandom on 01775 764580.
The Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to ensuring all recruitment processes are non-discriminatory and that no potential or current employee is treated unfairly. Find out more about our Equal opportunities on our website
The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date. For this role we do require the successful applicant to complete a DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £25,183.00-£27,269.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Store discount
- Transport links
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Do you have previous administration experience?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Spalding Wygate PE11 2XH
Application deadline: 02/07/2025
