Mailroom Officer

About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

About The Role

The main purpose of the role is to provide efficient and comprehensive mailroom support, including the sorting, distributing of post to all users of the service. Included will be some back up courier driving.

Specific processes and procedures need to be followed for incoming and outgoing post. The role involves a lot of manual handling of all types of packages and boxes, and pushing laden trolleys and being on your feet most of the day, working in-house with the mailroom team and covering the courier drivers when required. Excellent customer service to meet clients exacting and time critical services is required.

It is essential that a full driving licence is required for this role, Vivaro size van or similar, with manual gears - t his role involves travel to locations boroughwide as needed by the service.

About You

• Proven ability to work in a busy courier service and/or mailroom environment; or be able to learn quickly. Preferably public sector or similar
• A good understanding of the Royal Mail on-line business account (OBA) service.
• Full Driving Licence, manual gears, transit sized vehicle, (no rear view mirrors).
• Experience in operating post room machinery; or be able to learn quickly.

What We Offer

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme , which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance

As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.