Technical Support Officer

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade E SCP 11 £28,142 - SCP 16 £30,518

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Tameside One, Ashton-under-Lyne

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

Tameside is perfectly positioned for growth. With a wealth of culture, history and heritage to draw on and proud foundations that makes it unique. Located just 12 minutes from Manchester City Centre yet nestled in the foothills of the Peak District; we’re gifted with urban opportunity and rural tranquillity offering an ideal location for easy access to both the city and countryside.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, your role will be to assist in the delivery of a corporate property management service and implementation of successful property acquisitions and disposals by the Council by providing professional business and administrative support to the Strategic Property Service.

About You

You will have experience of providing administrative support to a small team, and also of managing the teams’ financial systems. The Department is in the process of implementing a new property management software system, so experience of working on such systems would be an advantage.

You will be required to produce professional reports for both internal and external reporting purposes, and ideally have experience of budget monitoring processes.

You will have 5 GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A-C) including English and Maths.

About Us - Place

Come shape the future of Tameside with us!

Message from Julian Jackson, Director of Housing, Environment & Estates at Tameside Council.

“Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that’s making a real difference to our borough.

“Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tameside, covering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day.

‘’We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge, Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments, day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and assets for the future.

To do that, we need passionate people to join us. If you want to be part of a team that’s driving real change, improving local services, and shaping the future of Tameside, we’d love to have you on board.

Come and be part of something great. Let’s build the future of Tameside together!’’

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel.

If you would like to find out more, please contact Andrea Broadhurst 0161 342 5904 or email andrea.broadhurst@tameside.gov.uk