Fix Space Recruitment Ltd
Technical Support Officer
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: Plymouth City Council
Service Area: Bereavement Services / Operations and Development
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 06 July 2026
Duration: 12 weeks
Working Pattern
Monday to Friday
Either 8:00am to 4:00pm or 8:30am to 4:30pm
Location
Order location: Weston Mill Cemetery & Crematorium, Weston Mill, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2EP.
The comments state that the role will be based at The Park, Merafield Road, Plympton, Plymouth. Candidates should confirm they can travel to the required Plymouth site.
Pay
PAYE Rate: £13.26 per hour
Job Overview
Plymouth City Council is seeking a Technical Support Officer to provide customer-facing administrative and technical support within Bereavement Services.
The role will involve handling customer enquiries, processing service requests, inputting and maintaining data, preparing letters and documents, processing payments, compiling basic financial information and supporting the wider service with administrative and operational tasks.
This is a customer-facing support role requiring strong administration, Microsoft Office skills, attention to detail, confidentiality, numeracy, literacy and the ability to deal sensitively with members of the public in a bereavement services environment.
Important – Please Read Carefully
This role is within Bereavement Services, so candidates must be comfortable working in a sensitive and potentially emotional customer-facing environment.
Candidates must have administration experience, customer service experience, good Microsoft Office skills and the ability to handle confidential information accurately and professionally.
Candidates without strong admin, customer service, IT/data entry and sensitive customer-handling experience are unlikely to be considered.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide customer-facing administrative and technical support
- Act as a first point of contact for members of the public and internal callers
- Handle customer enquiries in person, by phone, in writing and by email
- Signpost customers to appropriate services and departments
- Process service requests and client changes
- Create letters, template correspondence, emails and other documents
- Input customer information accurately into spreadsheets, databases and IT systems
- Handle confidential information in line with data protection requirements
- Process customer financial data and card payments securely
- Compile basic financial information
- Produce or collate statistical information
- Undertake filing, note taking, photocopying and processing of applications
- Support routine preparation for court proceedings
- Carry out DBS checks where required
- Support officers during field operations when required
- Carry out general administrative duties appropriate to the grade
Essential Experience & Skills
- Experience working in administration
- Experience working in a customer-facing or customer service environment
- Experience giving information and signposting customers tactfully
- Experience working under pressure to meet deadlines
- Experience working effectively as part of a team
- Experience taking payments and compiling basic financial information
- Experience using IT systems to collate and present statistical information
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements
- Strong communication and customer care skills
- Good keyboard, literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
Qualifications
Essential: Two GCSEs, Grade A-C, or equivalent in English and Mathematics, or NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration, or demonstrable relevant administrative experience.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration
- Customer care qualification or training
- Relevant ICT qualification
- Basic awareness of legislation relevant to the service area
- Experience working in a complex or multi-disciplinary environment
- Experience working in a sensitive or contentious environment
- Previous local authority or bereavement services experience
Additional Information
The role is customer-facing and will involve handling sensitive enquiries, information and documentation.
Interview will be held on site.
Candidate submission deadline is 04 July 2026.
Disclaimer
On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.
I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job Reference: OR106354
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