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White Lund Depot (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time

No DBS check required

£24,294 - £28,770 per annum

37 hours


The Role

Public Realm are seeking an adaptable and self-motivated individual to join our Parks and Open Spaces team within Environment and Place. The successful candidate will provide support for the team, specifically working alongside the Engagement and Developer Officer.

The successful candidate will assist with managing Friends of Groups, applying for funding, consultations and delivering projects across the district.

The role involves attending Friends meetings, assisting with workdays (for example tree planting, weeding and litter picking). As well as helping to oversee developments in line with Council procedures for tenders, procurement, and project management.

You should have experience of working in an office environment and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should have proven Microsoft Office skills and the ability to manage a busy workload, working under pressure to ensure tight deadlines are met. You must be able to work effectively as part of a close team and cope well within a frequently changing environment.

A full current UK driving licence is essential. As a result you will be required to sign up to the authorised external DVLA driving licence validation organisation that we use to manage and monitor our employees driving licence data.

This post is permanent. The hours of work for this position are 37 per week, working Monday to Friday, however you may be required to work evenings, weekends or Bank Holidays for meetings, workdays and events, to suit the needs of our stakeholders.

This post is based at White Lund Depot, Morecambe.

The Council currently operates an excellent Flexible Working Hours Scheme which applies to this post. Subject to the needs of this business, this may allow employees to work between the hours of 6:00am-10:30pm.

Flexible working friendly – we offer a generous flexi-time scheme, and opportunity to work with your team to establish working hours to enable you to maximise your work-life balance.

About You

You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

Our Benefits

Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:

  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve, and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.


Closing date: Sun 15/09/2024 at 23:55
Job reference: 53_24
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