We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as Clerical Officer in Electoral Services
St. Helens Council is looking for a highly motivated and organised person to join the busy Electoral Services and Administration Team.
We are looking for a team player with the ability to undertake routine tasks quickly and accurately, someone who has previous experience of clerical work in an office environment and who has the skills and abilities to re-schedule work according to competing priorities.
This post is based within the Electoral Services section and the successful candidate will work as part of a small team providing administrative support to both Electoral Services and Legal Services.
This post is temporary to cover maternity leave.
The team are responsible for preparing and maintaining the Register of Electors, the administration of all Local and Parliamentary and elections along with administrative support to Legal Services. In addition to this you will assist with the annual canvass of electors each year and deal with day to day enquires form members of the public.
You will be expected to work some additional hours during busy periods, mainly during the period leading up to an election.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent literacy, communication and ICT skills. They must be able to prioritise their own workload effectively and efficiently and supervise staff in a busy office environment particularly during elections.
Previous experience of working in an electoral office would be desirable. However, a broad understanding of office administration is essential.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing us at jennilangley@sthelens.gov.uk
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Thank you for your interest in working for us.
If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
