Development Officer (Trainee)
Job description
Introductory Development Officer
Permanent – 37 hours per week.
(Grade 2: £20,632 – £25,741)
This is an opportunity for enthusiastic individuals who can demonstrate an aptitude for planning to join our busy planning teams as a Development Officer (Introductory).
The primary function will be assessing planning applications and investigating planning enforcement cases but there will also be an opportunity to gain experience in other teams within the planning service. The successful candidate should enjoy working in a high performing and busy planning team and be willing to learn “on the job”. A positive outlook, a desire to meet tight deadlines and excellent customer service skills are essential.
The successful applicants will carry their own caseload using the skills learnt on live, increasingly higher-profile cases. Mentoring and support will be provided. Knowledge of the planning process/planning enforcement process is desirable.
The posts are 37 hours a week and a degree of flexibility might be able to be offered in respect of the work base depending on the successful candidate’s circumstances.
Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria.
Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Please do not upload any additional documentation in support of this application.
Applications will be considered based on the screening questions and qualifications and experience details provided within the application form only. Any further attachments will not be considered when the recruiting managers are shortlisting for interview.
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.
Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.
More information about the benefits working for Cornwall Council is available here.
We are open to discussion about flexible working.
Cornwall Council has recently completed a review of how we pay and reward our staff and these changes take effect from 1 October 2022 (unless otherwise stated). For more information please visit Pay and Grading Review (Green Book Roles) - Cornwall Council
