Latest Jobs with Nottingham City Council

Temporary & Supported Accommodation Advisor

06-11-2020 12:00 AM GMT

?19,698
Full Time , Hours per week - 37
Permanent

The starting salary is ?19,698 (Level One) rising to ?20,493 (Level Two) on the first year anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period (pro rata for part time workers).

We?ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you?ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more?

Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham?s citizens, visitors and investors.

Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.

We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we?d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

Nottingham City Council are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and we expect all workers to share in this commitment.

We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation about flexible working at the point of interview.

The post holder is responsible for providing housing advice and assistance, helping prevent homelessness and assisting in the allocation and management of temporary and supported accommodation used by homeless citizens and those in Housing need. This will include; intervening on behalf of people facing homelessness, advocating to prevent homelessness occurring, administrating accommodation resources and assisting ?inquiries under the Housing Act 1996 VII ( as amended)

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:?

Ability of communicating complex issues in a face t face basis demonstrating tact, diplomacy, sensitivity and customer care with citizens
An understanding of homelessness and the ability to investigate the possible duties owed to citizens under the homelessness legislation
To negotiate and liaise with constructively with colleagues in other services, departments and with external agencie
Commitment to providing a high quality customer focussed service?

For more information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.

For informal enquiries please contact Shaaron Johnson, Email:?[email protected]?Tel:?0115 8761118 or Debbie Richards [email protected]?

Useful information for Applicants

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check

References may be sought prior to interview for safeguarding purposes. You will be advised once the application closing date has passed if this is required.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, as detailed in the job description and person specification, is an essential requirement for the role.

Nottingham City Council are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we are striving to have a reflective workforce of the citizens we serve. As a result of our commitment, we anonymise all applications to remove the risk of unconscious bias. The application process will capture your personal details (including your name) and these details will only be made visible to recruiting managers once the shortlisting stage has been completed.

If you have any technical issues completing your application form please contact [email protected]

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we?d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

Nottingham City Council are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and we expect all workers to share in this commitment.

We are also open to conversations regarding flexible working options at the point of interview.

Service Desk Officer

18-06-2020 12:00 AM BST

?22,183
Full Time , Hours per week - 37
Permanent

The starting salary is ?22,183 (Level One) rising to ?23,541 (Level Two) on the first year anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period (pro rata for part time workers)
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We?ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you?ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more?
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Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham?s citizens, visitors and investors.
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Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.
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We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free!
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Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
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We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we?d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
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We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation about flexible working at the point of interview.
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The IT Service Desk supports over 8000 employees and partners with their IT and telephony requirements, providing a high standard front line IT customer service taking ownership of a wide variety of technical issues and enquiries to see them through to resolution. Service Desk Analysts use a wide variety of technological tools to investigate, diagnose and fix issues to a defined service level target and where appropriate forward specialist technical support issues to other teams within the IT Service.? You will be dealing with customers over the phone,?via self-service support tickets?and face to face as part of providing an appointment based IT Surgery for customers where we are not able to support?or resolve issues and requests remotely.
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This is great opportunity for anyone with a minimum of 1 years experience of working as part of a fast paced front line service desk team, who has experience of providing excellent customer service alongside applying their?troubleshooting skills and triaging issues with various devices, applications, networking and telephony, to take their skills to the next level by working in challenging environment as part of a very friendly and supportive team. You will also learn about supporting and providing system administration for various in house systems including?creating/amending/deleting user accounts and various other tasks.
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Applicants should submit their CV and covering letter as one document outlining how their current skills, knowledge and experience meets the essential criteria listed below. Applicants should remove any personal details from their CV and Covering Letter (including their name), as part of our commitment to remove the risk of unconscious bias. The application process will capture your personal details (including your name) and these details will only be made visible to recruiting managers once the shortlisting stage has been completed.

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ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:?

Experience of working on a fast paced 1st line IT Service Desk in a complex corporate IT environment providing support for incidents and service requests, logging and responding to all contacts from customers,?telephone calls, emails and self-service portal communications, including the possibility of some onsite?visits and face to face appointments with customers in a professional, supportive and positive manner both verbally and in writing.
The ability to maintain a composed and polite relationship with colleagues, who may be challenging when reporting incidents or making service requests, alongside using techniques for ensuring that full account is taken of customers real and stated need; recognising the priority of the individuals issue in the wider context of?IT Service?delivery.
Knowledge of a wide range of Microsoft systems such as Active Directory, Exchange, Windows?10, Office 2016 and 365, basic networking along with Citrix,?RDS, VOIP, VPN, mobile device, printing and scanning support and a broad understanding of?corporate applications.
Knowledge?and understanding?of a recognised IT framework such as ITIL, Network Security, Information Security and General Data Protection Regulations including the importance of these.
Experience of providing direct and remote troubleshooting for hardware, software, application, network, telephony issues, developing workarounds, reconfiguring systems, changing operating procedures, training users and?creating/amending documentation where appropriate, alongside? being able to prioritise your work and deliver a high level of 1st time fixes in a pressurised environment whilst balancing conflicting demands.
Experience of carrying out routine configurations/installations and reconfigurations of hardware/software, directly and via remote support tools, alongside providing customers with information?about updates, known issues, changes in system availability, new facilities, etc, in plain English.

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For more information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.
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For informal enquiries please contact Mrs Fiona Wain, ?Tel:?0115 8763196,? Email:?[email protected]
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Useful information for Applicants
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Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.
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This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, as detailed in the job description and person specification, is an essential requirement for the role.
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This role requires you to participate in a weekly rota covering the current service opening hours of 8am till 5pm, Monday to Friday.
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Nottingham City Council are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we are striving to have a reflective workforce of the citizens we serve. As a result of our commitment, we anonymise all applications to remove the risk of unconscious bias. The application process will capture your personal details (including your name) and these details will only be made visible to recruiting managers once the shortlisting stage has been completed.
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If you have any technical issues completing your application form please contact [email protected]

We?ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you?ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more?

Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham?s citizens, visitors and investors.

Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.

We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation about flexible working at the point of interview.