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Professional Support Officer, Dingwall or Portree - HGH18321

Job details
Posting date: 22 July 2025
Salary: £31,486.00 to £34,925.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 August 2025
Location: Various Locations within The Highland Council
Company: Highland Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: HGH18321

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Job Description

Post Title: Professional Support Officer
Location: Dingwall
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: 1 Year
Salary: £31,486 - £34,925

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Dafydd Jones Email: Dafydd.Jones@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: Technical and monitoring support to the Area Planning and Building Standards Teams.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Physically fit and able to visit remote sites on foot.

The ability to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirements of the Service.

A sound knowledge of computers and computer applications.

ONC or HNC, or equivalent, in a planning, construction or land
use related field or several years relevant experience, would be
an advantage.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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