Current Vacancies

How It Works

The Temporary Register operates as an in-house bureau able to supply the Council with administrative staff on an “ad hoc short term, as required” basis. It provides services to departments that are located throughout Northamptonshire.

Departments contact the Temporary Register administrator when a temporary position needs filling with details of the hours, location, approximate duration of the job and a list of the skills required. The Temporary Register administrator matches the skills of candidates on the Register to the job on offer and contacts suitable candidates to discuss the role and their availability in more detail.

Supporting Information

The Roles

The type of jobs within the register are varied administrative roles to cover short-term holidays, sickness and/or while the department recruits a new member of staff.

There are two roles on the Temporary Register namely:

• Administrative Assistant Level 1
• Administrative Assistant Level 2

Once on the Register you could be offered assignments at either level, dependent on business requirements and your skills and experience.

Job descriptions, Personal Specifications and rate of pay for each role can be found below.

Terms and Conditions

Pay

The hourly rate of pay is dependent on the level of the role.

• Administrative Assistant Level 1 currently £6.84 per hour; (this equates to Spinal Point 8 on the NJC for Local Government Services salary points).
• Administrative Assistant Level 2 currently £7.19 per hour; (this equates to Spinal Point 10 on the NJC for Local Government Services salary points).

You will be paid on a monthly basis directly into your bank account, a month in arrears.

Leave

Under the Working Time Regulations, you will be entitled to the equivalent of 5.6 weeks (28 days) annual leave per annum, pro rata’d in accordance with the hours/weeks worked.

Appointment Process

An application form can be found below.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the receipt of your application please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We regret that we are unable to acknowledge any unsuccessful applications.

The selection process will consist of an interview followed by a timed Word and Excel assessment.

Medical clearance and 2 satisfactory references are required before an assignment can commence.

An induction pack containing timesheets, bank mandate, annual leave card and useful information will be sent to you on your first assignment with the temporary register.

We will hold your personal information on file for 12 months from your interview date, unless you request otherwise in writing.

If you have not worked on the register for 12 months, we will require you to undertake the interview/selection process again.

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask at the interview stage.

For further details, please contact the Business Support Service Desk on 01604 367666.