Technical and Administrative Support Officer

Are you a multi-tasker with a passion for organisation, customer service and supporting essential frontline services? Do you thrive in a fast-paced operational environment where no two days are the same? If so, we want to hear from you!

Erewash Borough Council is looking for a proactive and driven Technical and Administrative Support Officer to join its Waste Service. You’ll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day delivery of waste and recycling services, providing accurate and responsive technical and administrative support to operational colleagues and helping the service respond effectively to residents.

What You’ll Be Doing

Based primarily at our Merlin Way depot in Ilkeston, you’ll provide high-quality support within a busy, frontline Waste Service. Working closely with operational colleagues, crews and supervisors, your day-to-day duties will include:

• Providing responsive administrative and technical support for waste and recycling operations

• Handling telephone and email enquiries from residents and colleagues with professionalism, care and courtesy

• Using Microsoft Office and service-specific ICT systems to record, manage and process information accurately

• Inputting, checking and analysing operational data to support service performance and effective decision-making

• Supporting the coordination of crews, vehicles, collection rounds and day-to-day service issues

• Liaising with colleagues, contractors, partners and the public to help keep waste and recycling services running smoothly

Benefits of Working for Us

This is your chance to make a valuable contribution to an essential frontline Waste Service while developing your skills in a supportive and collaborative operational environment. In addition to a competitive salary, you will also have access to:

• Generous annual leave package – 29 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays a year.

• Free workplace car parking within the Borough.

• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development.

• Family friendly and flexible working policies available.

• Flexi Time Scheme.

• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions.

• Discounted leisure membership with the Fit for Work scheme.

• Access to the employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme.

Apply now and become a key part of the team that delivers Erewash’s waste and recycling services.