Job Description
Housing Technical Support Officer (Temporary)
Location: Maidenhead, SL6 (Hybrid – 1 day per week in office)Rate: £15.66 PAYE / £19.79 Umbrella per hourContract:
* 1 x 12-month contract
* 1 x 3-month contract (with potential extension)Hours: Full-timeStart: Immediate
About the Role
We are seeking two Housing Technical Support Officers to provide essential administrative and technical support across Housing and Public Protection Services. This includes supporting teams within:
* Environmental Health (Residential Services, Environmental Protection, Commercial Services)
* Trading Standards
* Community Safety
This is a varied and fast-paced role where you will play a key part in ensuring efficient service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
You will be part of a busy technical admin team supporting the housing service, with duties including:
* Raising and processing invoices
* Managing utility bills
* Raising purchase orders (POs)
* Providing administrative support to Environmental Health Officers
* Processing food registration applications
* Supporting Trading Standards activities
* Managing shared mailboxes (team of 4 managing 9 mailboxes)
* Conducting Land Registry searches
* Investigating and resolving queries effectively
* Using systems and tools to handle issues appropriately (e.g. differentiating between residential and public area cases)
About You
We are looking for candidates who are:
* Highly organised with strong administrative skills
* Comfortable handling high volumes of work across multiple tasks
* Proactive problem-solvers with good attention to detail
* Able to work effectively within a team and independently
* Confident managing shared inboxes and prioritising workloads
Desirable:
* Experience within a local authority or public sector environment
* Familiarity with housing, environmental health or regulatory services
Candidates without local authority experience will still be considered if they have relevant transferable skills and a genuine interest in working within a council environment. We encourage applicants to research the services prior to interview.
Additional Information
* Hybrid working (1 day per week in the office)
* Microsoft Teams interviews
* Free on-site parking (permit provided)
* Immediate start available
Apply Now
If you're looking for a dynamic administrative role within a supportive team and want to make a difference in local public services, we’d love to hear from you.