Corporate Support Officer

Organisation: Derby Homes

Hours: 37 hours per week (reduction in hours may be considered depending on the needs of the service)

Contract type: Temporary to cover maternity leave (9-12months) (Possible Secondment Opportunity)

Location: Derby Homes, London Road

TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY, YOU MUST DO SO THROUGH THE DERBY HOMES WEBSITE, BY CREATING AN ACCOUNT USING THE “APPLY ONLINE” LINK.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Corporate Support Team. You will be part of a team that provides a high-quality administration service to our Senior Management Team across all Derby Homes’ Directorates. This role requires a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and administrative skills. You also will be involved in providing advice and assistance on systems which support key functions for Derby Homes.

The role will also include:

• Acting as first point of contact and responding to enquires.
• Managing bookings and organising meetings.
• Provide a high quality minute taking service as directed.
• Collating data and accurately maintaining records.
• Providing comprehensive administrative support in relation to checking and verifying documents and records.

Derby Homes has a national reputation for its excellent services which we know are down to our valued workforce. In return for their hard work we strive to be an employer of choice. We have a range of excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working, work life balance, local government pension scheme, employee health initiatives and green travel options.

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Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Job description

Person specification

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are also proud to have Derbyshire LGBT+ Rainbow Partnership Accreditation and encourage applications from candidates of all genders.

We are a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on [phone removed] (Relay UK - 18001 [phone removed]) or at [email removed]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

If you have been selected for interview you will hear from us prior to the interview date.