Operational Support Officer

We are currently seeking an Operational Support Officer to work in Community Protection providing administrative support to the Service.

Primarily you will be supporting Community Safety and Trading Standards, but at times you will expect to provide support to the other teams including Environmental Health and Licensing when required.

You will have excellent organisational and communication skills with good attention to detail as you will be required to deal with incoming, and outgoing correspondence dealt with by the teams, along with organising meetings and subsequent minute taking. In addition, you will also need to transcribe recorded interviews under caution, that may then be progressed to court for further action. Excellent ICT skills with all Microsoft packages is therefore essential. This is a part time position with days worked to be agreed on commencement of employment. However, on occasions we require a flexible approach to days worked dependant on the needs of the Service.

The work that the teams carry out is sensitive and confidential and at times there may be strict timelines so an ability to work under pressure is necessary along with being able to work as part of a team. You will need to deal with members of the public including businesses and other agencies.

When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!



• Local Government pension scheme



• Discounted Solent ferry travel



• Island bus network discount



• Cycle to work scheme



• Staff parking permit scheme



• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership



• National and local discounts & benefits schemes


Relocation: For some vacancies (subject to criteria) a relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to work with us, or if you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.