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South Gloucestershire Council
South Gloucestershire Council

Administrator - Technical Support Team

Yate Hybrid 0-2 yrs exp Government Administration 1,904 employees
Administrative SupportCustomer ServiceWritten And Verbal CommunicationOrganisationWorkload Prioritisation

Requirements

Applicants must have an NVQ Level 3 qualification including English and maths, an equivalent qualification, or relevant administrative or business support experience. They should have strong organisational and communication skills, be able to manage deadlines, and be confident using databases, reports, and data analysis tools.

Job Description

How You'll Make a Difference

As an Administrator, you will provide efficient, responsive and high-quality administrative support to the Place Department. Working in a busy environment, you will support the smooth running of the service by managing correspondence, maintaining accurate records, processing documentation and responding to enquiries in a timely manner. Your strong organisational skills and attention to detail will help ensure that administrative processes are delivered effectively, supporting colleagues across the department and contributing to the delivery of key services.

What You Will Be Doing

  • You will support the Licensing team by responding to service requests, customer enquiries and complaints, ensuring queries are progressed efficiently and customers are kept informed of outcomes and actions taken.
  • It will be your responsibility to process taxi licensing applications, appointments, enquires and complaints, maintaining a high standard of customer service throughout.
  • A key aspect of your role will be undertaking the administration and processing of a range of licensing applications, including premises licences, personal licences, lottery registrations and charity collections. You may also deal with personal and sometimes sensitive information which will need to be input precisely and accurately.

What We Need From You

  • It is essential that you hold an NVQ Level 3, including English and maths, or an equivalent qualification, or be able to demonstrate relevant experience in an administrative or business support environment.
  • You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage workloads effectively to meet deadlines.
  • We are looking for someone who can communicate confidently and professionally with service users, colleagues and partner agencies through a range of methods, including email, telephone and face-to-face interactions.
  • You must have strong IT skills, including experience using databases, running standard reports, analysing data and presenting information clearly and accurately.

What You Need To Know

  • This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Broad Lane, Yate and from home.

Interviews will be held on 10th November 2026.

How a Career At South Gloucestershire Council Is Different

  • As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. 
  • We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
  • We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
  • We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

  • We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
  • We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
  • We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

To view the full job description, please click this link: Technical Support Officer Administrator - Job Description

Education

Professional Certificate

Skills

Administrative SupportCustomer ServiceWritten And Verbal CommunicationOrganisationWorkload PrioritisationTime ManagementAttention To DetailRecords ManagementData EntryDatabase UseReport GenerationData AnalysisInformation PresentationLicensing AdministrationComplaint HandlingMicrosoft Office And IT Skills

About South Gloucestershire Council

South Gloucestershire has a rich natural and cultural heritage. It is a mixed urban and rural authority of great diversity located in the South West of England which covers 53,665 hectares. It is an area of diversity and contrast with a variety of communities, characterised by the special relationship between town and country. Residents are fortunate to have a high quality local environment which they greatly value. Attractive and historic landscapes link unspoilt market towns, villages and established rural and urban communities with major new residential areas, industrial and commercial developments.

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