Development Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed candidate to fill the post of Development Officer within a friendly and supportive area based team of Development Officers responsible for delivering Development Management within Cornwall. You will be joining a very experienced team with the additional benefit of a varied caseload and a mix of home and office working. This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies. Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week but flexible working options such as compressed hours, term-time only, hybrid work arrangements, and other alternatives can be considered., Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Qualifications at NVQ level 4 (HNC or other equivalent). Basic knowledge and understanding of:

• the legislation, technical, and key policy issues underpinning the relevant key areas of development management at national, regional and local level and relevant best practice.
• working in a planning or housing environment.
• skills and ability in successfully working with customers.
• managing and prioritising workloads
• being able to process a significant volume of work with speed and a high degree of accuracy.
• producing high quality reports for the public domain
• communication or presentation skills in dealing with the public
  
  Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year.
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - . Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits. Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm. Cornwall Council

What you'll get in return: Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Our core employee rewards and benefits include: · a competitive salary. · a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions · a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. · A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme · Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.