At a Glance
- Tasks: Support licensing processes and provide guidance to residents and businesses.
- Company: Join a dedicated team focused on public safety and community welfare.
- Benefits: Generous leave, flexible working, and discounts at local shops and gyms.
- Other info: Enjoy hybrid working and opportunities for personal development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while developing valuable skills.
- Qualifications: Enthusiastic attitude and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
About The Role And Our Ideal Candidate
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our licensing team working across our two boroughs.
The team is responsible for a variety of public safety, health and safety and animal welfare regimes in connection with Alcohol and Entertainment, Gambling, Special Treatments, Street Trading, Animal Activities and Sports Ground Safety.
- This is a role with a focus on supporting the wider work of the team, and includes:
- Processing applications for changes and amendments to existing licences, including reviewing associated paperwork, performing checks and re‑issuing the various types of licences and permits.
- Providing advice and guidance to residents and businesses, responding to enquiries and questions about the licensing regimes we regulate.
- Supporting officers with complex applications and visits to premises applying for and holding a licence.
Essential Skills & Attributes
You will be enthusiastic, committed, self‑motivated and have a positive attitude.
You must be a confident communicator with excellent time management skills, and be able to adapt to changing properties and work accurately and diligently to tight deadlines.
Experience in processing and validating licence applications or in other administrative or support roles is desirable, but not mandatory.
Benefits
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 25‑32 days, plus bank holidays (pro‑rated if part‑time).
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave.
- Three volunteering days per year in Kingston.
- Hybrid working (dependent on the role).
- Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks.
- Learning and development portal offering a range of courses.
- Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres.
- Interest‑free season ticket loans.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle‑to‑work scheme.
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
- Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support.
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