Salary: £25,620 to £25,989 per annum
Grade: CD
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37 Hours per week
Location: Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire
Are you a great communicator who can think on their feet and problem solve?
If so, we are looking for you.
We are looking for a Business Support Administrator to join our both our Electrical Engineering (3 days) & Highways team (2 days).
About the role:
An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Business Support Administrator to join the Business Support Team where you will be based at our Highways & Transportation Team at the Boroughbridge Depot YO51 9HU, and travel to the Electrical Engineering Depot at Leeming Bar DL7 9AL (own transport will be required and mileage will be covered- to be discussed at interview)
The role of the team is to provide high quality, professional support to a range of operational teams within the Environment Service, liaising with internal and external customers. You must be able to prioritise demanding workloads and work effectively as part of a team to ensure deadlines are achieved.
This is a great introduction to how the Business Support and Highway Teams work together, supporting the community and is a fantastic opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding that may lead to further development in the Business Support or a career within the Highways teams.
About you:
You will be a highly motivated administrator with excellent customer care skills, as a key part of this role is to liaise with customers and other agencies on behalf of the operational team. You will be dealing with highly confidential and sensitive information, both written and verbal, and will liaise with members of the public and professionals. The day-to-day core focus is providing support to the operational and frontline services, and you will require excellent ICT skills and have experience of using Microsoft packages.
The main aspect of this role will involve submitting service requests on behalf of our customers, raising orders for our Electrical Engineering Team, and being a point of contact for our Customer Service Centre.
You must respect the need for confidentiality of personal information and have knowledge of Data Protection, Equalities and Diversity and Health and Safety requirements for working within an office environment.
You will benefit from a supportive management structure and on-going training and personal development. As part of a larger Business Support Service, the role provides the opportunity for personal career progression in a dynamic and forward-thinking service.
Working for us.
You will be surrounded by a supportive, established team of professionals who will help you grow and develop within this role. As a North Yorkshire Council employee, you will have access to some great benefits via our everybody benefit’s scheme such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance programme to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish. For more information on the benefits we offer, please see our Total Rewards Brochure.
Contact
For an informal discussion, we would welcome you to call Michelle Tillotson (Business Support Team Leader) on 01609 797297 or email [email protected]
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards
Key Dates:
Closing date: 19th July 2026
Interview date: Monday 27th July 2026
Work base: Boroughbridge Depot & travel to Leeming Bar Depot-mileage covered
Interview venue: County Hall Campus- DL7 8AD
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
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