Job Opportunity
We are seeking a new part-time member to join our Technical Support Team for a 3‑month period, to support the planning service here at South Staffordshire. This is a new opportunity to join the Planning Team as a temporary Technical Support Officer. We are a busy service, dealing with a varied case load ranging from household extensions to major development sites, planning appeals, Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) and triaging planning enforcement cases. The successful candidate would independently provide a variety of technical support to the Planning Team and our customers, including supporting the Council's Street Naming and Numbering function.
Responsibilities
* Support the planning service.
* Handle a varied case load ranging from household extensions to major development sites, planning appeals, Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) and triaging planning enforcement cases.
* Provide technical support to the Planning Team and customers, including supporting the Council's Street Naming and Numbering function.
At South Staffordshire, the Planning Team works collaboratively to provide an excellent service, with everyone playing their part and supporting one another to achieve success. We are also rightly proud of our positive relationship with our local communities.
Why work for South Staffordshire Council?
We are an award‑winning Council that has lots to offer. We support flexible and agile ways of working, have strong IT support, great access by road to the Council offices in Codsall and free car parking. South Staffordshire is a diverse district, made up of a collection of large and small villages, each with its own distinctive character set in an attractive semi‑rural area on the western edge of the West Midlands conurbation. The council is located within a 5‑minute walk of Bilbrook train station which is a short journey from Wolverhampton station and 25 minutes from Birmingham New Street. Our main offices in Codsall have recently been modernised to provide a central community hub with partner organisations, local businesses, library, nursery, doctors' surgery and café all in one central location. Our offices are light and bright, with breakout areas, private meeting rooms, all benefitting from the latest modern technology.
About the Council
South Staffordshire Council is an ambitious and progressive council seeking to recruit candidates who can help us realize our ambitions and contribute to the delivery of our Council priorities: a skilled and prosperous district; a safe and sustainable district and a connected district. The council is also pioneering in its approach to become financially self‑sustainable by 2020 through the delivery of its Income and Efficiency Plan.
At South Staffordshire Council, it's less about what we do; but the impact it will have on our 110,700 residents and 5,516 businesses. Our key ambitions include growing South Staffordshire's economy and helping create more jobs and opportunities for local people.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that progress within different grades for the variety of jobs on offer; a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days and increasing with service; 8 bank holidays and 2 additional statutory days; an option to buy up to 10 days additional leave; a Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS); a Salary Sacrifice scheme for childcare vouchers and a wide range of flexible working options to fit in around your commitments.
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