**Salary**
£25,992 - £27,711 pro rata for part time
**Contractual hours**
15
**Basis**
Part time
**Date posted**
04/11/2024
**Job reference**
1724
Term: Fixed-term initially for 12 months, with possibility to extend
Working Hours: Part-time (15 hours per week)
Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire is an ambitious and dynamic organisation with a strong focus on supporting communities, looking after the environment, and creating a thriving economy.
We are customer focused, both internally and externally.
We are looking for the latest member of the CBC team to deliver our aims and values.
An opportunity has arisen to be part of the Resettlement Services team supporting newly granted refugees across the Borough.
**The role**
The Asylum Support Assistant will be responsible for providing a comprehensive administrative service for the Council's Asylum and Refugee Services.
Outline duties will include monitoring spend and income, preparing and submitting funding claims and using data to track and quantify the impact of emerging refugee communities on access to internal and external services.
So, if you have:
- Significant experience of clerical and office administration duties
- The ability to converse at ease with customers and colleagues
- Good organisational skills with the ability to meet targets and deadlines
- The ability to accurately input and extract information from systems and spreadsheets
- The ability to work occasional unsociable hours as required.
then this role might be for you.
Please note that this job requires the post holder to work across the Borough and attend meetings at various different locations.
Secondments will be considered, please ensure you have your Line Manager's approval to apply.
**The benefits of working with us**:
- Agile working for many roles
- Generous annual leave of between 35.5 and 40.5 of leave (depending on length of service), inclusive of bank holidays
- Most services are closed over Christmas
- Opportunities for professional development linked to many roles
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free parking
The Council strongly believes a diverse and inclusive workforce helps make our services better.
We value the individual strengths of each colleague and the potential they bring.
We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) and have achieved the AFC's Employer Recognition Gold Award.
Colleagues are also actively engaged through our Staff Forum and groups such as our Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.
Find out more about this role and who we are by visiting
No Agencies please.