Civic and Democratic Officer

Role Overview & Responsibilities

About us

This is an exciting opportunity for an administrator with an eye for detail who wants to work in local government supporting Democratic and Civic workstreams. Weymouth Town Council is one of the largest town councils in the country. We work closely with our communities, elected members, Dorset Council and local organisations to create thriving communities in Weymouth where everyone is proud to live, work, play and visit.

As a town council we are responsible for a wide range of services including parks, play areas, open spaces, public toilets, Weymouth beach, allotments, and cemeteries. We ensure a high standard of legal and informed decision making by running excellent democratic services. We support our Mayor and Deputy Mayor to engage fully with our communities by effective support. The democratic and civic officer is a key function in facilitating our high standards of working..

Our work environment includes:

• Flexi Hybrid working
• Beach or main office locations
• Working towards community development

To deliver the democratic administration around Councillor meetings both public and private.

To support Councillors in fulfilling the requirements of the role through organisation and support.

To support the Mayor and Deputy Mayor in their civic duties, ensuing diaries are managed, commitments are communicated, and civic requirements met.

Working with the public to ensure they understand the roles and responsibilities of councillors and how to access democratic services.

To support officers and Councillors in carrying out delegated actions.

To carry our administrative support including responding to enquiries from the public and tracking complaints etc.

Unfortunately we are not accepting CVs.

For a full job specification and application please follow this link

www.weymouthtowncouncil.gov.uk/vacancies/

Civic and Democratic Officer - Weymouth Town Council | Weymouth Town Council

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Salary: £22,777.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Have you applied using the application on our website? please follow link in job description.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Weymouth

Application deadline: 12/06/2023