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Control Reception Officer

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Information

Salary: £15321.22 plus Market Force Allowance of £1306.49 per annum payable in addition to the basic salary.  
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part time
Allowances: Enhancement paid between the hours of 8.00pm - 6.00am and weekends starting from £3756.82 per annum, depending on hours worked.
Hours per week: 24.17hrs

FURTHER INFORMATION
This post involves working a shift pattern that attracts a premium rate of pay.

You will be required to securely check in staff and visitors to the secure children's home.  The role is responsible for providing telephone and reception duties, as well as operating and monitoring CCTV.  The control room operator is required to ensure excellent standards of security and customer service are provided to the staff, visitors and young people at all times.

You must be able to demonstrate basic numeracy, literacy, IT skills, and have experience of working with security systems.

Please refer to the attached job description and the person specification for further information on role

We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:


· 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees).


· Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme.


· Flexi scheme - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees).


· Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands.


· Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours.


· Car leasing scheme.


Further information:

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please check the Northumberland Council website.


We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.


Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications

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