Assistant Licensing Officer Camborne, England
Job description
About this role
The role holder will be required to develop and implement effective administration and information systems in order to deliver a high quality service.
The role holder will also be required, under supervision, to deal with applications and day to day technical enquiries from various stakeholders and manage their own workload.
In order to fulfil this role, the role holder will be expected to have knowledge of licensing legislation and how it is applied in Cornwall Council.
We have four different positions available to apply for - please specify in your application which role you are applying for:
- 1 x Full Time Permanent – Camborne / West
- 1 x 0.80 FTE Permanent – Bodmin / Central
- 1 x Full Time 12 month temp – Camborne / West
- 1 x Full Time 12 month temp – Bodmin / Central
About You
We require an enthusiastic and well motivated officer to undertake the temporary role of Assistant Licensing Officer.
Assistant Licensing Officers need to have a "can-do" approach to work, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences. In addition they must be able to work positively and collaboratively and plan work efficiently and effectively.
About Us
The Licensing Service is one of several services that make up the Council’s Public Protection & Business Support Service.
The service covers a wide range of licensing functions. The majority of these are statutory and subject to set legal deadlines. The Licensing Service is a very busy, customer focussed service with a high level of interaction with Members, businesses and other organisations.
Please view the role profile; your application will need to explain how you meet the stated criteria.
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.
More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.
We are open to discussion about flexible working.
