The Council is beginning a 12 month project to review externally held physical (paper) records. The roles will be assigned specific tasks to help review, sort, destroy and re box records according to their document type, age and condition.This is an in person role as none of the work can be undertaken remotely. You will be based at the Guildhall in the centre of Northampton. The role is best suited to applicants able to move bankers boxes weighing up to about 16kg when full of paper records.Working as a team you will be methodically working through the review of around 12,000 boxes of records under the direction of the Senior Records Officer. Boxes delivered by our storage provider at least twice a week will need to be moved into the building before being reviewed.Our benefitsWe offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.Cycle to Work scheme. Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.Car Lease schemeProfessional subscriptions / registration - if your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership feesEmployee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.Ongoing training and development opportunities.A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.What will you be doing?There are 3 fixed term positions available.The 9-month fixed term role will specifically be working to review bankers boxes of legal records including case files, deeds, contracts and advice matters. You will be working with the legal services admin team to destroy old files and refile retained matter into the legal strong rooms and recording actions.There are two 12-month fixed term roles. Though the focus of each role is slightly different both will be working with service leads to review bankers boxes of records returned from external storage and supporting the most appropriate actions including destroying files no longer required, separating North and West Northants Council records, supporting the back scanning of files where this is the most cost effect long term storage option and cataloguing, re boxing and returning all other records to to storage.Please specify which role you are applying for with your application.About youThe successful candidate will be confident and self motivated as well as being able to undertake the physical aspects of the role and work as part of a team.The role will suit those wanting an introduction to records and document management, archiving and project support. You will be delivering a significant corporate change project whilst learning new skills relating to document and archive management.About usWe're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.Hear more from Anna Earnshaw, our Chief Executive, about working for West Northants Council: https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aUAt West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.West Northants Council, where careers thrive.Should you require the Job Description in another format or language, please contact: Careers@westnorthants.gov.uk
