Communications Assistant

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Communications Assistant
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 1, 2nd Floor
• Salary: £22,396 – £23,620 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Duration:
• Closing Date: 10/03/2023
• Job Requisition Number: 5705
• This post is not open to job share

About The Team & Role

Gloucestershire Libraries are seeking a Communications Assistant to support the busy Development Team for Gloucestershire Libraries, Archives and Registration.

This role will support the Development Officer (Communications) with general promotion of all three services (Libraries, Registration and Archives). Duties will include website and social media maintenance, copy writing, design for ‘in-house’ publicity including flyers and posters. The role will also have creative input with internal staff on the output of creative social media campaigns.

About You

The successful candidate should have excellent communications skills, communicating with primarily internal contacts. A good idea for detail and the ability to manage multiple projects is essential.

About Us
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Agile working opportunities
• 24.5 days annual leave rising to 29.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave per year (dependent on business need)
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Aimee Lewis, Development Officer, on [email protected]

Closing date Friday 10 March
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview on Thursday 23 March.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Job Profile Communications Assistant

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Location : Gloucester

Closing Date :10/03/2023 

HOW TO APPLY

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