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Are you ready to step into a role where your expertise in ecology can shape landscapes, support biodiversity, and connect people with nature?\n\nAt Staffordshire County Council, we are committed to creating an innovative, ambitious, and sustainable environment where everyone thrives. As part of our Environment & Countryside Service, you'll join a vibrant team dedicated to preserving 4,500 km of public rights of way, overseeing breath-taking country parks, and leading essential conservation projects. Our vision is to foster sustainable communities, improve local ecosystems, and champion Staffordshire’s countryside.\n\nYou will be joining us at an exciting time at Staffordshire County Council as we develop our Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) and are committing substantial invest in our Countryside Estate. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills, make impactful decisions, and work toward a sustainable future for Staffordshire’s Country Parks and wider environment.\n\nThis role is based at Cannock Chase with access to desk space in Stafford and travel throughout the County. \n\nThis is a full time role fixed term for 2 years.\nMain Responsibilities As our Countryside Ecologist, you’ll bring expert ecological guidance to support the management of Cannock Chase, country parks, and other natural spaces. You’ll be hands-on managing habitat restoration, conservation projects, and the reintroduction of grazing initiatives for a internationally important heathland, whilst ensuring compliance with relevant local and national legislation.\n\nYou’ll work across Staffordshire and as part of with a passionate team to lead habitat conservation projects and Countryside Stewardship schemes, forge partnerships, and inspire local volunteers, while ensuring compliance with environmental standards and legislation.\n\nYou will also:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Lead the ecological management of habitats and species across Staffordshire’s countryside estate.</li>\n\t<li>Lead on reviewing and developing conservation grazing projects.</li>\n\t<li>Develop and manage projects, including species recovery, habitats and legal compliance.</li>\n\t<li>Manage grants and environmental schemes, from applications to reporting compliance.</li>\n\t<li>Collaborate with county environmental specialists, statutory agencies, and local stakeholders; including public consultation activities.</li>\n\t<li>Supervise and empower volunteers, fostering a positive culture for conservation and community engagement.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate What You’ll Bring:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Strong background in habitat management, conservation methods, and biodiversity legislation.</li>\n\t<li>Practical skills in contract management, GIS, and public engagement.</li>\n\t<li>Physical fitness to work outdoors across all seasons and a full driving license.</li>\n\t<li>Ability to form working relationships with dispersed individuals and teams.</li>\n\t<li>A degree or equivalent in ecology or a related field.</li>\n</ul>\n\nIf you would like more information about the role, contact CathyTaylor <a href=\"mailto:cathy.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk\">cathy.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterview Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025\n\n“We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process:\n\nIn your application please detail how your skills and experience match the Person Specification in the Job Description document.\n\nWe anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. \nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,938 - £42,708","publishDate":"2025-01-21T15:29:20.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-02-09T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/25634926-9e57-4e73-949f-bd278a7ca072.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"954141e9-11a2-4bc9-b746-e2a984b5d730","title":"Family Time Worker (Lichfield)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"The Old House, Lichfield","locationType":3,"description":"Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives if children who are placed in local authority foster care?\n\nAs a Family Time Worker, you’ll play a critical role in supporting children in understanding their birth identity and supervising their time with birth parents. \n\nWe’re looking for people to join us with the skills to encourage and help maintain positive relationships between children and parents. We work with very vulnerable children so we must ensure we maintain professional relationships whilst managing complex family needs and behaviours.\n\nYou'll play a vital role in supporting families for them to spend quality time together. Our aim during family time is to promote a positive and meaningful time for children with their family. This could include offering support, guidance, and parenting advice or modelling positive interaction and behaviours. Our family time workers are required to transport the children around the county and further afield. \n\nThis role will be based from The Old House in Lichfield.\n\n \n\nChildren and their families are the centre of everything we do, and we’re looking for people to join us who have the skills to encourage and help maintain positive relationships between children and parents. We work with very vulnerable children and so we must ensure we maintain professional relationships whilst managing complex family needs and behaviours.\n\nThis role supports families to spend quality time together when they can’t live together and supports children in getting to and from school where absolutely necessary and to and from their time with their families.\n\nThis role will be based from The Old House in Lichfield. There is a weekend rota and 1 in 4 weekends are worked to support our families.\nMain Responsibilities As a Family Time Worker, you will be required:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>To facilitate therapeutic family time between children and their parents or other family members.</li>\n\t<li>To coordinate arrangements for family time for children and their parents or other family members as directed by court.</li>\n\t<li>Transport children and young people to attend family time.</li>\n\t<li>To provide parenting support and guidance during family time.</li>\n\t<li>To support the completion of accurate documentation, reports, and records in relation to children, young people, and families.</li>\n\t<li>To be available outside of traditional working patterns including evenings and weekends to provide support to children, families, and carers when it is needed.</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate As well as a passion for helping and supporting children and their families, you’ll need to have:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>a minimum NVQ 3 in working with children and families or equivalent experience of working with children and families.</li>\n\t<li>Experience of direct work with children, their families, and carers in a statutory or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.</li>\n\t<li>Experience in the use of IT including Microsoft packages</li>\n\t<li>An understanding of child development and the effect of stress and trauma on child development.</li>\n\t<li>An understanding of the key pieces of policies, guidance, and legislation which govern children’s social care.</li>\n\t<li>Have unrestricted use of a car and a driving licence.</li>\n\t<li>Be flexible to work evenings and occasional weekends as needed.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to effectively communicate with children, their families, and carers.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to build relationships and deliver interventions to children, families, and carers.</li>\n\t<li>The ability to work effectively in conflict situations.</li>\n</ul>\n\nThis role is currently subject to a review of weekend working arrangements, including any paid enhancements.\n\nNeed more information? If you’re unsure whether your skills and experience meet the needs for the role, please get in touch with us, we’d love to chat to you! You can reach us at Cherry Fowler, Family Time Lead at: <a href=\"mailto:cherry.fowler1@staffordshire.gov.uk\">cherry.fowler1@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterviews are expected to take place on the Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th February.\n\n“We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£25,183 - £26,409 + £963 car user allowance per annum","publishDate":"2025-01-20T14:18:32.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-30T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/95fb5b87-597d-401d-a54a-d8984ac0931b.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"f8bdf18c-0362-4249-957f-87e8f65db4b8","title":"Early Years Senior Inclusion Consultant","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Rugeley","locationType":3,"description":"This is an exciting opportunity to join the Early Years Team as we have recently reviewed our service because of changing national and local priorities. This means we now have greater capacity to be more resilient, connected and able to achieve our ambition to provide a high-quality service which responds to the unique needs of early years children and their families, ensuring the best start in life for all.\n\nWe are a highly experienced and committed team who constantly strive to improve outcomes for children, working with our partners to ensure that all children in Staffordshire can access their funded entitlements in high quality, inclusive settings.\n\nAs a result of our service review there are two newly created Early Years Senior Inclusion Consultant roles available. \n\nThe positions will be based in either the north or south of the County:\n\nPosition 1: in the north of the County (Newcastle, Moorlands, Stafford, East Staffordshire)\n\nPosition 2: in the south of the County (South Staffs, Cannock, Lichfield, Tamworth)\nMain Responsibilities You will lead and support a motivated team, working actively with settings to\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Implement strategies and initiatives that promote inclusive practices to effectively meet the needs of all children</li>\n\t<li>Ensure that all children have high quality experiences that enable them to achieve the best possible outcomes</li>\n\t<li>Be adaptable and able to manage change to improve service effectiveness and delivery</li>\n</ul>\n\nYou'll also be focussed on improving outcomes for children through:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Working collaboratively and strengthening links between settings, parents, education and other partners to ensure children and families receive the right help at the right time and make effective transitions to statutory education</li>\n</ul>\nThe Ideal Candidate You will have:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Significant experience in managing early years services and teams</li>\n\t<li>Excellent communication skills, capable of working with a range of stakeholders</li>\n\t<li>Proven experience as a SENCo supporting others to promote inclusive practices and positive outcomes across early years</li>\n\t<li>Proven experience of leading, projects or workstreams with a range of partners to improve outcomes for children and families, including children with SEND</li>\n\t<li>Significant knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023</li>\n</ul>\n\nFor an informal chat, please contact the Early Years Inclusion and Improvement Leads; rosie.boardman@staffordshire.gov.uk or sarah.mcdowell1@staffordshire.gov.uk\n\nInterviews scheduled for 6th and 7th February 2025. \n\n“We’re happy to talk flexible working” \n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£43,693 - £47,754","publishDate":"2025-01-17T11:55:08.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-29T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/a0bb73ae-66db-4fb8-8343-b4fa4da81091.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"a597f442-2586-4516-b9e6-df748aca19d0","title":"Residential Worker (Children's Disability Services) Cannock","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"Cannock","locationType":3,"description":"Join us in Staffordshire to work with our children, young people, and families. \n\nWe are committed to providing the best care and support, fostering lifelong relationships with our children. Creativity and fun are at the core of our approach, both inside and outside the homes. Our specialist teams support children and young people across Staffordshire, with numerous vacancies available.\n\nAs we continue to develop and enhance our in house short break services for young people with disabilities, we currently have roles in Cannock. Our new increased pay range recognises the challenging nature of the role.\n\nWorking hours vary up to 37 hours per week to meet the needs of the young people currently using the service and will include evening, weekend working and sleep ins.\nMain Responsibilities We embrace strength-based approaches and offer a rewarding work-life balance.\n\nAs a Residential Worker, you'll work within the children's home, supporting young people aged 8 to 17. Your role will involve providing care and support so that our young people experience a positive short break in a homely environment.\n\nYou'll be part of individualised activities to develop targeted skills and promote independence.\n\nWhat you can expect from us:\n\nWe have a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so that you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going.\n\nWe have an ambitious, confident, and motivated management team who are experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow. We have a selection of training courses to support your development, and even have funded qualifications we can support you with obtaining.\n\nYou will have a monthly 1:1 reflective space with managers, a comprehensive employee support offer, and lots of opportunity to network with other professionals that support children.\nThe Ideal Candidate We encourage our children to participate and get involved in all decisions, and recruitment is no different. It is really important to us that anyone joining the residential team has the skills, abilities, and outlook that our children tell us they need from us.\n\nWhat our children want from you:\n\n\"I would like someone like me who has time to listen instead of being behind a locked door”\n\n\"I would like someone who listens to me but also takes action and who I can have a laugh with – they also need to be able to make nice food\"\n\n\"I would like someone who spends time with me\"\n\nWhat we are looking for:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\nPassion – Thinking creatively to ensure that our children are supported to achieve their aspirations (no matter how big or small) will need to be top of your list! We are looking for passionate practitioners (irrelevant of length of experience) who truly care and want to make a difference to children, young people and families.</li>\n\t<li>\nChallenge – Some days will be tough, for our children, for you, and for your colleagues - we're after someone who is dedicated and committed, and who will always go that extra mile for our children (even on the bad days). Working as part of a close professional team is really important and you will need to be a team player to get through those tough times.</li>\n\t<li>\nForward thinking – We are an expanding service with big ideas and aspirational views. We are looking for workers who can join our team and join us on this exciting journey, making contributions to help shape and inform the future of the service for our children</li>\n\t<li>\nValues – We are looking for someone who has values aligned to those that are integral to our service and our organisation - supportive, innovative, respectful and collaborative</li>\n</ul>\n\nAre you interested?\n\nYou are welcome to contact any one of our Residential Senior Managers to discuss the role in greater detail and gain more information about the service. They can be contacted either by email or phone – 01543 879820 \n\nJo Heath ( Manager, Cannock) <a href=\"mailto:jo.heath@staffordshire.gov.uk\">jo.heath@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\ninterview Date will be: 6 or 7 February 2025\n\nWhen applying please ensure your supporting statement shows evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. We may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.\n\nWe reserve the right to close a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.\n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£31067- £34314 ( this includes plus 2 SCP for unsociable working hours)","publishDate":"2025-01-17T11:25:23.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-28T23:59:59.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/b27519ec-b183-43e8-ab1a-df3050fd6c6a.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"d879a8b3-6ccb-4d8e-84b8-8e0c5624cc1c","title":"Family Practitioner (Lichfield)","employer":"Staffordshire County Council","department":"","location":"The Old House, Lichfield","locationType":3,"description":"Working with us means collaborating across our different teams, and sharing best practice, knowledge, and experience to continually improve the way we do things. Support is important, as we work in a big county with some diverse challenges – but together we can meet all kinds of needs and demands.\n\nWe know you’ll want to continually develop in your role and potentially progress your career and that why we have created a great training and development opportunities ensuring your individual growth here at Staffordshire.\n\nYou will be based within the district service area of Lichfield.\n\nLichfield are proud to be supporting a 'Family Help' pilot, whereby you will also be working closely with social workers to support children in need.\n\nHybrid working supported, with a balance of office based and home working.\nPackage Description \n\n \nMain Responsibilities Our Family Practitioners are key workers for the children and families we support. In this role you’ll be:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>leading on early help assessments and plans</li>\n\t<li>working together with social workers to support children in need, children on child protection plans and children in care</li>\n\t<li>contributing to parenting assessments, supporting mediation, crisis prevention, conflict resolution and Life Story Work</li>\n\t<li>supporting on the completion of accurate documentation, reports and records relating to work you do with children, young people and their families</li>\n</ul>\n\nAnd through all this great work you do, you’ll be supporting children and families, with a restorative practice approach, helping them stay together where possible.\nThe Ideal Candidate You will have:\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>A minimum of NVQ Level 3 related to working with children and families OR relevant experience</li>\n\t<li>Experience of supporting children and their families within their homes, delivering direct work and being creative in the way that you work to engage children, their families and carers</li>\n\t<li>Be flexible with working hours as there may be occasions where evening and weekend work may be needed</li>\n\t<li>Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle</li>\n</ul>\n\nBut above all, you’ll bring the desire to work with children and families to give them the right support, at the right time with the aim of keeping families together where it’s safe to do so.\n\nFor further information, please contact Family Practitioner Lead, Beccy Davies - <a href=\"mailto:beccy.tarbuck@staffordshire.gov.uk\">beccy.tarbuck@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>\n\nInterviews will be held week commencing 3rd February 2025.\n\nThis role is currently subject to a review of weekend working arrangements, including any paid enhancements.\n\nOur Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.\n\n \nAbout Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:\n\nOur Values:\n\nThe core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.\n\nOur values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:\n\n<img alt=\"\" height=\"272\" src=\"https://staffscc-uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/63806fb8a56160f4aa0fa5dc8ac1debabf27234b.jpg\" width=\"700\">\n\nWe have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.\n\nWe look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. \n\nOur benefits:\n\nWe recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. \n\nIn addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to <a href=\"https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/\">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>\n\nOur recruitment process:\n\nAs an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.\n\nStaffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities\n\nAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. \n\nAs you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. 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The primary role of the team is to ensure that these sites are maintained to a high standard both for wildlife conservation purposes and informal public recreation.\n \nWe are looking for a Senior Countryside Officer to lead, manage and promote the Countryside Service through working with other Council departments, partners, relevant organisations, other professionals and members of the public including volunteers, with the overall aim of protecting and enhancing the conservation status and distinctive habitats of the Countryside sites, whilst balancing the requirement for public access and management.\n \nYou should have considerable experience of countryside and habitat management and managing staff and volunteers.\n \nIn addition, you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills being able to communicate clearly and effectively face to face, by telephone or other means, whilst demonstrating courtesy and tact in dealing with to a wide range of people.\n \nPossession of a valid full UK driving licence is an essential requirement.\n \nFor an informal discussion please contact Peter Scholes, Principal Landscape & Countryside Officer on 01543 462621.\n \nTo apply for this vacancy online please go to <a href=\"https://cannock.engageats.co.uk/V2/Login\">https://cannock.engageats.co.uk/V2/Login</a>\n \nAlternatively, please telephone 01543 462621 or write to HR Services, Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1BG or e-mail <a href=\"mailto:vacancies@cannockchasedc.gov.uk\">vacancies@cannockchasedc.gov.uk</a> quoting post number DP373.\n \nThe closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 31st January 2025.\n \nTHE COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Grade H: £36,124 - £39,513 per annum","publishDate":"2025-01-06T11:45:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-01-31T23:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/0b8c3736-ee7f-4db6-a606-7ac77cf3400c.png","score":1,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"c28f84f1-cafc-488b-a9bd-f9dff303313c","title":"Countryside Estate Worker","employer":"Cannock Chase District Council","department":"","location":"Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire","locationType":3,"description":"Countryside Estate Worker\n \nGrade D: £25,183 - £27,269 per annum\n \nPost Number: DP378\n \nPermanent - 37 Hours per week\n \nBenefits to you:\n<ul>\n<li>Flexitime Scheme</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Discounted Leisure Centre Membership</li>\n<li>23 days holiday increasing to 26 after 5 years continuous service </li>\n<li>Cycle Scheme</li>\n<li>Free Car Parking</li>\n<li>Casual Car User Allowance</li>\n</ul>\n \nThe Countryside Team manages over 250 hectares of land within the District of Cannock Chase for the purposes of wildlife conservation and informal public recreation including a Site of Special Scientific Interest, three Local Nature Reserves, Local Wildlife Sites, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. 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Countryside Ecologist

Staffordshire County Council

£37,938 - £42,708

Cannock (On-Site)

Posted 1 day ago

Family Time Worker (Lichfield)

Staffordshire County Council

£25,183 - £26,409 + £963 car user allowance per annum

The Old House, Lichfield (On-Site)

Posted 2 days ago

Early Years Senior Inclusion Consultant

Staffordshire County Council

£43,693 - £47,754

Rugeley (On-Site)

Posted 5 days ago

Closing in 6 days

Residential Worker (Children's Disability Services) Cannock

Staffordshire County Council

£31067- £34314 ( this includes plus 2 SCP for unsociable working hours)

Cannock (On-Site)

Posted 5 days ago

Closing in 6 days

Family Practitioner (Lichfield)

Staffordshire County Council

£29,093 - £32,654 per annum

The Old House, Lichfield (On-Site)

Posted 7 days ago

Senior Countryside Officer

Cannock Chase District Council

Grade H: £36,124 - £39,513 per annum

Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

Countryside Estate Worker

Cannock Chase District Council

Grade D: £25,183 - £27,269 per annum

Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire (On-Site)

Posted 16 days ago

Food Technology Teacher

Kedleston Group

£31, 650 - £43, 607 per annum (M1 - M6) plus £2,679 SEN allowance (Unqualified teachers, with relevant experience may be considered.)

Arc School Old Arley (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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8 job vacancies in Lichfield

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Countryside Ecologist

Family Time Worker (Lichfield)

Early Years Senior Inclusion Consultant

Residential Worker (Children's Disability Services) Cannock

Family Practitioner (Lichfield)

Senior Countryside Officer

Countryside Estate Worker

Food Technology Teacher

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job vacancies in Lichfield