Job Description A vacancy has arisen for a Licensing Assistant to assist in the administration of the statutory licensing regimes for alcohol, gambling, taxis, and a wide range of other licences administered by the Council and Licensing Board. The work is interesting and varied and the post holder will join a busy licensing team. The main responsibilities of the post will be the administration and processing of applications received under both the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982. The post holder will be expected to assist customers who wish to apply for the grant or renewal of licences, process licence applications in accordance with legal requirements and timescales and communicate directly with applicants, partner agencies and objectors. The post holder will ensure that applications are properly remitted to the Licensing Board or Licensing Committee for determination by elected members or passed to senior managers to be granted under delegated powers, maintain and update proper and accurate records and assist the Senior Officer (Licensing Services) and Licensing Standards Officers as required. The post holder must be willing to study for a specialist paralegal licensing qualification via distance learning (funded by the Council) and attain the qualification. The post holder must have experience of administering complicated processes for a wide range of different tasks, assessing and addressing the needs of customers and have experience of dealing with demanding customers and an ability to understand legal concepts. Candidates must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The successful candidate should be able to manage their own case load and be able to work independently. The Individual The successful candidate will benefit from the following: WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits: • Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits • A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year • Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice: About Us More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link: Benefits of Working with us