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The individual will need to be hard working, take pride within their work and have a passion for making improvements.</p>\n<p>We have already launched several exciting initiatives which we know will contribute significantly to the future ambitions of the Council. These include the use of electric vehicles, the refurbishment of refuse collection vehicles, taking on private work and MOTs.</p>\n<p>To help support our exciting plans for the future, we are seeking a highly motivated and driven Motor Vehicle Technician to work within Lancaster City Council’s Vehicle Maintenance Unit to deliver a first-class service to both the council and private customers. Based at the White Lund Depot in Morecambe, this post has the responsibility for looking after and maintaining the council’s fleet, so they remain in a good serviceable condition for front-line services.</p>\n<p><strong>Your new role </strong></p>\n<p>As a Motor Vehicle Technician working within the Vehicle Maintenance Unit, you will be maintaining the Vehicles and equipment used by front line services that are essential to the upkeep of the district and the health and wellbeing of its residents. The Vehicle Maintenance Unit team also carry out over 600 Taxi tests a year, plus private servicing repairs and MOTs. We are looking to recruit a motivated individual who will be able to work as part of a team, whilst using their own initiative to get the job done.</p>\n<p>This post is a permanent position. Based at the Vehicle Maintenance Unit at the White Lund Depot you will be working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a shift pattern basis. Current shift patterns are Monday to Thursday 07:00-15:00 and 08:30-16:30 and Friday 07:00-14:30 and 08:30-16:00. Shift patterns may be adjusted in the future in accordance with the working practices and requirements of the service.  You will also be required to provide out of hours vehicle breakdown cover, which will include evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays, on a shift rota basis.</p>\n<p><strong>What you need to succeed</strong></p>\n<p>For this role, it is desirable you have a NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (or equivalent). Ideally you should have previous experience in a similar role and experience of vehicle electrics, hydraulic and pneumatic systems would be desirable. You must be a creative thinker who can deliver at a pace and think outside the box.</p>\n<p>You must be able to work on a shift rota basis, if necessary, in accordance with the needs of the service.</p>\n<p>You may be required to undertake Standby duties to cover out of hours work.  </p>\n<p>The successful applicant will be subject to a basic clearance with the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p>\n<p>A full current UK driving licence is essential. 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The Household Support Fund is funded by the UK Government to support those in our district who are struggling to afford the essentials.</p>\n<p>The role will involve you providing updates on people’s applications in person and over the phone as well as supporting people to provide the correct documentation before the case is sent for assessment. 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As this is in excess of the standard 37-hour week, you will accrue 1 day’s leave for every 20 days worked.</p>\n<p>You may be required to undertake Standby duties to cover out of hours work.  </p>\n<p>The successful applicant will be subject to a basic clearance with the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p>\n<p>A full current UK driving licence is essential, as the post holder will be required to work a transient role around the district, as they will have to travel between locations and travel within the Council’s designated area. 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.</p>\n<p><strong>About You</strong></p>\n<p>You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p>\n<p>Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave allowance</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>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.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. 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We require someone who is self-motivated to survey and record the all the Council’s tree stock.</p>\n<p>Candidates must have experience of:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knowledge and identification of tree species</li>\n<li>Pest and disease identification</li>\n<li>Tree risk assessment</li>\n<li>Comfortable with using computerised mapping and inventory systems.</li>\n<li>Candidates must have the minimum of a level 3 arboricultural qualification.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>You will be responsible for carrying out routine and cyclic inspections of trees under the Council's ownership, to identify defects which pose a risk to parks, open spaces and service users. The role is integral to ensuring compliance with the tree inspection policy and guidance, protecting people and assets, and defending the Council against third party claims. You will also be required to report on and assess all ash trees for ash dieback.</p>\n<p>You must possess good communication skills, have the ability to learn quickly and undertake a range of duties with minimum of supervision.</p>\n<p>You will need to make judgements on the risk posed by a tree and how that risk is communicated. Ensuring each tree is surveyed, logged and mapped using GIS systems.  Working outdoors for long periods of time in all weather conditions is also part of the role. The role requires you to do a lot of walking and driving on a daily basis in different parts of Lancashire.</p>\n<p>Making accurate records and working to strict guidance and timescales are also major requirements of the role. You may be required to interact with the public and help with dealing with customer queries and complaints, and also provide evidence for claim investigations.</p>\n<p>The nature of the position means that inevitably you will be required to work in all weather conditions. Personal Protective Equipment will be provided. The successful candidate will need to be calm under pressure and be easily adaptable to changing environment while focussing on deadlines.</p>\n<p>A full current UK driving licence is essential as this role entails travelling from site to site, surveying the councils tree stock. 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.</p>\n<p>This post is permanent. The hours of work will be 37 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 on a shift rota basis, however you will be required to work other shift patterns in line with the business needs, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.  You will be based at White Lund Depot. </p>\n<p>The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced clearance with the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p>\n<p><strong>About You</strong></p>\n<p>You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p>\n<p>Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave allowance</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>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.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. 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Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.</p>\n<p>We are a disability confident committed employer.</p>\n<p>Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. 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Then this is the job for you!</p>\n<p>Lancaster City Council is currently seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, experienced Housing Options Assistant Manager to manage a staff team and oversee the day-to-day operational delivery of the housing options service ensuring the Council’s statutory functions are met and high customer standards are achieved. The Housing Options Team continues to achieve reductions in statutory homelessness, successful in the prevention of homelessness and just recently Lancaster City Council was successful in 3 rounds of central government funding to address rough sleeping.</p>\n<p>The successful candidate will be required to manage, review and improve the performance of the Housing Options Team ensuring the service is relevant, cost effective and customer focused.   The successful candidate will also ensure that the Council’s statutory duties under the homelessness legislation are correctly determined and administered, including undertaking reviews of homelessness decisions. To be successful in this role you will have management and leadership skills that inspire and empower others to go above and beyond, to do things differently, to try and test new ways of working, to drive system change needed to bring about an end to homelessness and rough sleeping.</p>\n<p>You will have extensive experience of managing a housing options team and working with key partners to prevent homelessness. Your excellent communication, negotiation and collaboration skills mean you have the ability to present confidently and authoritatively to a variety of audiences, bringing even those with potentially competing priorities and agendas along with you on the journey. You are a creative and solution focused thinker.</p>\n<p>The successful candidate must be able to evidence the requirements laid out in the Job Description.</p>\n<p>A full current UK driving licence is essential, as the post holder will be required to travel around the district and respond to emergencies. 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.</p>\n<p>This post is permanent. The hours of work for this position are 37 per week working Monday to Friday however you will be required to undertake Standby duties to cover out of hours work on a rota basis. This post is based at both Morecambe & Lancaster Town Hall but will be required to work from other locations across the district. </p>\n<p>The Council currently operates an excellent Flexible Working Hours Scheme which applies to this post. 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