Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (until 17th September 2026)
Contract Reason: Secondment Cover
Secondment Opportunity: Permanent employees are encouraged to apply and will be supported as part of our workforce development commitment
Salary: Grade D. SCP 7 £26,403 - SCP 10 £27,694
Hours Per Week: 36 hours
Base Location: Tame Street Depot, Tame Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1ST
Assessment Date: To be arranged
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Public Protection Team.
The team deals with the administration and enforcement of a diverse range of requirements including Licensing, Environmental Health, Housing, Environmental Protection, Trading Standards and Health and Safety.
We are seeking to recruit a proactive, highly motivated individual to undertake the daily administrative functions across the team.
About You
Working as part of a team you will assist in the continuity of administrative support to meet the varied service needs of the business, possess previous administrative experience including excellent verbal, written and IT skills and have high regard to the importance of customer satisfaction.
You will be flexible, adaptable, and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines and ensure that the highest standards of customer care are maintained in all aspects of service delivery
You would be required to assist officers and managers in the effective delivery of the regulatory services in accordance with the policies and guidelines as agreed by the Council and with regards to current legislation.
About Us
Come shape the future of Tameside with us!
Message from Julian Jackson, Director of Place at Tameside Council.
“Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that’s making a real difference to our borough.
“Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tamesidecovering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day.
‘’We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge, Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and assets for the future.
To do that, we need passionate people to join us. If you want to be part of a team that’s driving real change, improving local services, and shaping the future of Tameside, we’d love to have you on board.
Come and be part of something great. Let’s build the future of Tameside together!’’
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 3962 or bev.hursthouse@tameside.gov.uk