This is a fixed term contract for up to 2 years. We are looking for a Democracy & Scrutiny Assistant to join our team. The role will be to work within the Democracy Team to provide administrative support in the delivery of functions across the democracy and scrutiny, with a primary focus on Education Appeals and Exclusion Reviews Major tasks include: • To be responsible for the scheduling of Education Appeals & Exclusion Reviews within statutory deadlines, including organisation of dates, room booking, catering, and liaising with parents, Panel Members, Schools, Clerks & Democratic Support Officers in support of this. • To be responsible for the administration of Education Appeals & Exclusion Reviews, including producing/updating the meeting’s agenda, producing information packs ensuring information is available to support the meetings in line with deadlines, and updating SharePoint and spreadsheets with the most up to date information. • To liaise with the Councils School Admissions Team, Schools, external Panel Members and officers to ensure Education Appeals and Exclusion Reviews are conductions within statutory deadlines. • To undertake research and information gathering to assist the Democracy & Scrutiny team. • To organise meetings (both formal and informal) with Members and officers, for a range of meetings across Democracy & Scrutiny. Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification. At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups. A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV. We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including: Competitive rates of pay Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes Free on-site parking Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home – our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits. Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas. Attached documents 1052 Democracy Scrutiny Assistant_.docx