Trainee Planning Officer - Cromer, United Kingdom - North Norfolk District Council

North Norfolk District Council

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Cromer, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About The Role:

***- North Norfolk is a fantastic place to live, work and visit - covering over 360 sq miles of coastal and rural environment, with a population of over 100,000 people living in 120 distinct communities, our District is one of England's top holiday destinations and a place where people positively choose to live.- Are you a graduate interested in a career in Town and Country Planning? Why not take this opportunity to join our busy, welcoming planning service and learn to deal with a wide range of planning matters.

You would be appointed on a temporary contract for up to 2 years. Continued Professional Development and 'on the job' training and support will be provided alongside which you will be expected to undertake an accredited Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) day release or distance learning course for a postgraduate planning qualification.

Some experience in a local government or a planning environment would be an advantage - but isn't essential. There are two levels in the role, your appointment will depend on your level of experience and/or qualifications.

About You:

***You will need a flexible and customer orientated approach, with good interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills, and the ability to write clear, precise and concise reports to deadlines.

If you want to be part of an enthusiastic and forward thinking team, with a varied and challenging workload then we certainly want to hear from you.- Interviews will be held on: Week commencing 4th September 2023-
About Us:***We're committed to promoting equality of opportunity for the people and communities of North Norfolk.

We respect and value difference in our district and across our workforce, and we want everyone to feel included and able to play their part in making North Norfolk a great place to live, learn, work and visit.

Our coast and environment are really important to us. We have a net zero strategy, and a team of people working to deliver these important initiatives.

As one of the largest employers in the district, we offer a number of benefits that are open to all employees.

We have a really supportive culture of enabling our people to learn and grow through attending courses, e-learning, and their day to day job roles.

Our office in Cromer is clean, modern and light with onsite lunchtime catering, and free onsite parking.

We have an active health and well-being group with a new strategy, mental health first aiders, employee assistant program, employee discounts portal, and salary sacrifice schemes (bikes, home electricals and EV car leasing).

We have a great forum for communication with regular updates from Directors and Chief Executive, employee voice through our Staff Focus Group, and great working relationship with Unison, our onsite recognised union.

Most people that work for North Norfolk District Council can enjoy a great work life balance, as part of our hybrid approach to work.

If your role supports hybrid working, and we've shown you all that we need to for your job role, all we ask is that you have a stable and reliable internet connection.

In terms of the numbers, if you are new to the public sector, you'll enjoy 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and when you've been with us for five years, this increases to 30 days (assuming the role is full time).

We provide access to a great pension scheme, based on your local authority career average earnings.