Service Support Officer - INTERNAL
£29,777 - £31,364
To apply for this job you must be an employee of Kirklees Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date - and have successfully completed your probationary period.
Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.
*PLEASE NOTE SALARY IS BASED ON FULL TIME HOURS, PART TIME SALARY WILL BE PRO RATA*
We are looking for officers who are positive, flexible and open to change. The SSO’s will work in one of the teams below within the Welfare and Exchequer Service.
- 1 x post 37 hpw in Local Welfare Provision
- 1 x post 27 hpw in Local Welfare Provision
- 1 x post 37 hpw in Non Means-Tested Benefits
The Non Means-Tested Benefits Team delivers 5 functions: Blue Badge, Blind or Disabled Person’s Travel Pass, Free School Meals, School Bus Pass and Kirklees Passport.
The Local Welfare Provision Team delivers crisis support (such as referrals to food parcels) and administers Cost of Living Support.
You will be supported by a Team Manager and fellow SSO(s) who will look to help and work alongside you with any new or complicated work items.
SSO’s may be required to move around the service as the need arises.
Please refer to the Job Profile and Context Sheet attached for further information about the roles.
For an informal chat about what the roles involve, please contact respective Senior Managers Ferhat Bano or Neil Roberts.
If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.
Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.
12 February 2023, 11:55 PM
Important Information
This vacancy is closed to applications.