Job Description

Applicants can apply by sending their details to recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk

We Are St Helens Borough Council.

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making A Difference as A Senior Licensing Officer in the Communities Department

We are delighted to recruit to this role in our busy Licensing and Land Charges Team.

Our team assess over 1500 licences and applications every year together with over 3,000 enquires to our Land Charges service and deliver these statutory services, to the very highest standard.

The post of Senior Licensing Officer is one of two within the Licensing Team and this post holds specific responsibility to oversee the delivery of applications under the Licensing Act and Gambling.

Ideally, we seek to recruit an experienced licensing officer to join us to manage this team. You will work under the direction of the Licensing Manager, and in co-operation with the Principal Operations Officer. You will have access to industry training and be a key part of this important team.

In return we offer a competitive salary, flexible and hybrid agile working and free parking.

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting Lorraine Simpson, Team Manager – Licensing 07968 616646.

Thank you for your interest in working for us. If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

Equality & Diversity

St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.

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