Insurance Officer

Insurance Officer

Post No: TBC

Salary: Starting from £14,978.91 to £16,248.64 p.a. 

Grade: Grade 4

Hours: 20 hours per week

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall - Hybrid Working Policy Applies

Closing date: 30th April 2025

Interviews: TBC

In this role you will assist and provide administrative support to the Insurance Manager with the day to day management of the insurance provision for Adur & Worthing Councils, and for other Local Authorities as appropriate.  

As part of this, you will assist in the procurement and provision of all insurance policies for the Councils, including the implementation of policy terms and conditions and the payments of policy premiums to insurers. Also, the processing of settlement of claims made against the Councils.

You will assist with the on-going maintenance, monitoring and revision of the Councils’ Risk Management Strategy, and the performance of all insurance related activities, including preparing and maintaining related Risk Management and Insurance Fund budgets.

We are looking for an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships at all levels. You will be joining a friendly, driven team with a combination of office based and remote working.

If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to hearing from you!

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.