Legal Support Officer £26,648 per annum pro rata, 25 hours per week Permanent Witney/Agile West Oxfordshire District Council is focused on enabling a fulfilling and meaningful quality of life for our residents with opportunities for all to flourish. We provide a range of important services including planning, housing, waste and recycling collections, leisure, community safety and environmental health. The Council has an ambitious Council Plan focused on a range of important priorities including putting residents first, climate and ecological action, affordable housing, and helping our economy to grow. We want to deliver excellent services whilst ensuring the financial sustainability of the Council. We also want to continue working in close partnership with our local communities and other important partners. About the role We are on the lookout for a proactive and efficient Legal Support Officer to enhance our Legal Services team. In this role, you will provide essential support to our Legal Services team, supporting with administrative duties and assisting with document preparation ensuring the smooth operation of our services. You will maintain and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness if the services by providing both pro-active and on demand support and development which under-pin the service. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills and with an interest in local government. The role supports our shared legal service covering West Oxfordshire, Cotswold and Forest of Dean District Councils. It is based our Woodgreen office in Witney. Within the District, there are plenty of places to see and visit whether you love hiking or cycling. With our agile working ethos: you will be spoilt for choice. You will need Educated to A-level or equivalent standard Minimum 3 years’ experience of working in a multi-disciplined environment in a supporting role A high level of IT skills to undertake the inputting of complex data accurately onto different systems Ability to maintain confidentiality in accordance with Data Protection Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines and manage own caseload of work. Special Conditions There may be a requirement to work at other locations to meet the needs of the business. Expected to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the service Ability to travel BPSS Check For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification. What can we do for you Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role) 26 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays, which increases to 29 days after five years’ service and 32 days following 10 years’ continuous service In addition you will have an extra two volunteering days a year for you to support a charity of your choice Renewed again for another year there is a Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care Generous contributory local government pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlement Terms and conditions apply These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us If you feel this is the role for you please email your CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria above by clicking on the ‘Apply for this Position’ icon within this page. Alternatively, please email us at .uk or contact the recruitment team on. Your application will not be considered if you have not provided a supporting statement, in addition to your CV. Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies - Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email. Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references; proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.