Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success. We are recruiting to the position of IT Officer with the role based in the Social Care & Education team within the IT Service. The post holder will be supporting a range of ongoing projects across Social Care & Education and experience of any of the System C systems such as LAS/LCS/EYES would be an advantage. Are you passionate about working in a dynamic environment with constantly evolving systems? Do you have the skills and experience to assist complex transformational changes to existing systems? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues in other departments to assist on the delivery of solutions to complex problems? If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role. At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants. At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Karen Bayliss - 0151 443 2686 Gary Parkinson - 0151 443 4974 If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted. Closing Date: Sunday, 19 January 2025 at 23:59pm. Interview Date: W/C 27 January 2025. The closing date for this vacancy has been extended for the Christmas / New year period.