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Telford & Wrekin Council, Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin

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Telford & Wrekin Council, Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 1 Nov | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: fbd595d4b5c74487a1895446404c31c3

Full Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our busy Private Sector Housing team. As part of our Better Homes for All programme we ensure our residents are living in safe, warm and healthy homes. You will join our team of dedicated professional officers covering a diverse range of housing services, from commissioning, to enforcement, empty properties and affordable warmth. You will be involved in supporting programme managers on projects such as government funded capital grant programmes to help retrofit our least energy efficient homes in the borough. You will work closely with customer facing services as well as contractors and partner local authorities. You will play a key role in our climate change programmes to help us reach our net zero carbon targets. You will also work closely with housing enforcement officers to collate data and produce reports for proactive enforcement programmes.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced project support officer, who works well in a team and autonomously.

Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021. At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
  • Free on-site parking
  • Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
  • Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
  • Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home - our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments, In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
  • At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here and the Transgender & Non-Binary Inclusion Policy commitments here