Pitch & Putt Cashier
Contract: Seasonal contract until 24/10/2021
Location: Norwich
Hours: average of 27 hours over a 30-week rota
Grade: 1
Salary: £18,430.00 per annum, pro rata
Closing date: 6th July 2021
Interview date: TBC
Norwich City Services Ltd is looking to recruit a Pitch & Putt Cashier until 24th October 2021. The main duties will be serving customers who wish to use Pitch & Putt facilities, including the issue of clubs and balls, taking money, issuing tickets, refunding moneys, general litter collection and any other related duties.
The weekly hours will vary over 7 days, to include weekends and evenings.
For further information please contact Matthew Blowers, Operations Team Leader, on 01603 987911or email matthewblowers@norwich.gov.uk
As an employer, we strongly value diversity and strive to provide a working environment where everyone can thrive and is engaged and happy at work. People join us with a wide variety of previous career and life paths. We offer opportunities to everyone, don’t mind if you’ve taken a career break or been unemployed and we judge each application on merit. We welcome applications from people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Please review the job description and person specification and complete the online application
Park Duty Operative
Post ref: TBC
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hurricane Way, Norwich
Hours: 37
Closing date: 01st July 2021
Norwich City Services Ltd is looking to recruit a Park Duty Operative. The main responsibility is the opening and unlocking of parks in the Norwich City area.
Duties will also include unlocking of toilets, changing rooms, litter picking and emptying of bins. As part of this role, you will also be required to complete playground safety checks and erect football nets and take payment for sports activities such as tennis, Pitch and Putt etc. A flexible approach is required for this post.
For further information please contact Matthew Blowers, Operations Team Leader, on 01603 987911 / 07385424738or email matthewblowers@norwich.gov.uk
For more information please view the job description.
Please note that we are unable to accept CVs and will require an application form to be completed to apply for this post.
Covid Community Support Officer
Salary: Grade 5 £25,991 - £28,627
Hours: 37 hours per week (part time/job share considered with salary pro-rata)
Contract: Fixed term until March 2022
Location: City Hall, Norwich
Closing date: Wednesday 30th June 2021 at 5pm
Interview date: Tuesday 6th, Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th July 2021 (these will be the only interview dates, so if you can only attend one of them please indicate this in your application and we will try to be accommodating where possible)
As part of Norwich’s work with the County Council and fellow districts, a new team – the Covid community support team - has been created to enhance the ability of the council to engage with people and businesses around the risk of covid 19, to help people understand current guidance and ways to stay safe.
Covid community support officers will be vital to ensuring that any impacted residents in Norwich understand the need for self-isolation on contact with a positive covid case or being positive themselves, and confirm they have access to the support they need to ensure their needs are met while isolating, providing guidance for any issues they face.
Post holders will support the work of NHS Test and Trace by proactively engaging with residents, offering guidance and signposting to appropriate support to help self-isolation, report rare instances of non-compliance and enable the communications of messaging to wide audiences. As such you will need good investigative skills on IT systems and databases as well as the ability to engage with people on their doorsteps (in a covid safe way) to encourage them to follow the guidance. They will give guidance on the support available whether this is financial advice, emergency food deliveries, help finding specific services and wellbeing support.
They will also support the work of Covid support officers who engage with businesses and help them manage their risks appropriately as well as supporting our partners in Public Health and the NHS with community testing and the vaccination roll out as required. This means there is a mix of desk-based working for calls and being out and visible in our communities to provide in person support.
They will be fundamental in helping to contain the spread of the virus and keeping our residents and city safe, providing a friendly and supportive place for people to discuss their needs and concerns.
To be a great candidate for this role, you will be passionate about people and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge and experience of IT systems, especially Excel, is fundamental to being successful in the role along with the ability to be flexible and efficient in order to manage a fast paced and changing environment.
This is a fixed term post until end March 2022 and we welcome applications from people looking for either full or part time positions (please specify this in your application). While standard working is Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, there is also a potential for weekend working being required if cases increase in the city.
Being able to drive with a full, clean driving licence is desirable and candidates must be available to work both from home and in the community.
Please review the job description and person specification and complete the online application with reference to how you meet the criteria.
For any questions, please email covidhub@norwich.gov.uk
Job Description
Person Specification
Covid Community Support Manager
Salary: Grade 8 - £36,922 - £39,880
Hours: 37 hours per week
As part of Norwich’s work with the County Council and fellow districts, a new Norwich City Council team – the Covid community support team - has been created to enhance the ability of the council to engage with people and businesses around the risk of covid 19, to help people understand current guidance and ways to stay safe.
The Covid community support manager will lead this team to ensure that we provide the guidance to manage cases and outbreaks in the city and make sure that our residents and businesses are kept safe and supported. They will line manage the team leaders, provide leadership to the team and engage with partner organisations to plan for the future.
Post holders will work with a host of partner organisations such as Public Health, NHS, fellow local councils and central government representatives to understand the current legislation and deliver services accordingly to protect Norwich residents and contain the spread of covid. They will be an active member of the Community recovery and resilience cell of the Norfolk Resilience Forum to continue to connect and collaborate with partners to provide high quality services across Norfolk. There is a focus on planning for potential outbreaks where we need to be prepared at short notice to meet high levels of demand.
They will work with internal teams and voluntary sector partners to understand referral routes into support which individuals and businesses may need to be safe and prevent cases rising.
To be a great candidate for this role, you will be passionate about people and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge and experience of IT systems, especially Excel, is fundamental to being successful in the role along with the ability to be flexible and efficient in order to manage a fast paced and changing environment. Line management experience is essential, and you will be someone who leads by example, showing care and compassion for your staff as well as residents requiring support. You will be confident at engaging with everyone from the public to Chief Executives and Directors and be able to provide high quality written and verbal reports to senior managers to show progress.
This is a fixed term post until end March 2022. While standard working is Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, there is also a potential for weekend working being required if cases increase in the city.
Being able to drive with a full, clean driving licence is desirable.
Covid Community Support Assistant
Salary: Grade 3 £20,493 - £22,627
Hours: 37 hours per week (part time considered with salary pro-rata)
Closing date: Wednesday 30th July 2021 at 5pm
As part of Norwich’s work with the County Council and fellow districts, new team – the Covid community support team - has been created to enhance the ability of the council to engage with people and businesses around the risk of covid 19, to help people understand current guidance and ways to stay safe.
Covid community support assistant will provide administrative support to the team management to help the team achieve their goal of providing excellent quality support for individuals and businesses.
Post holders will keep the team functioning efficiently by booking meetings, managing diaries, taking minutes of meetings and updating action plans established by the team. They will manage shared mailboxes and enquiries from the public, passing them on to the right place to meet their needs.
To be a great candidate for this role, you will be passionate about people and have excellent administrative skills. Knowledge and experience of IT systems, especially Excel, is fundamental to being successful in the role along with the ability to prioritise and manage fast changing workloads.
This is a fixed term post until end March 2022 and we welcome applications from people looking for both full and part time or job share positions.
Job description
Home Improvement Technical Officer
Post ref: RRR00564
Location: City Hall
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Grade: Grade 7
Salary: £32,910 - £35,745, per annum pro-rata
Closing date: 4 July 2021
Interview date: 15 July 2021
Our team is growing, and we are recruiting for a full-time technical officer in the city councils home improvement team.
Working alongside a number of fellow technical offices and other professionals. the successful candidate will be joining a friendly, passionate and sector leading team focused on helping the residents of Norwich to remain living independently in their own homes.
Helping to deliver the package of grants and assistances provided by the council you will be designing and specifying adaption works or home repairs and improvements, sourcing suitable contractors to deliver the works and then overseeing their progress through to completion. This is a role that offers lots of variety and job satisfaction
Experience of adaptations or being in a similar role is desirable but this could also be the perfect opportunity for a career change from the construction industry for someone with a background in building surveying, contract management, quantity surveying or similar.
Working for the city council also offers additional benefits such as a 37-hour flexible working week, generous holiday entitlement and access to the local government pension scheme.
For an informal discussion about the role please Kevin Ayers Home Improvement Manager on 01603 212341.
If you are selected to interview you will be required to bring examples of works you have completed or been involved in (further details will be given at the time)
Senior Technical Officer
Post ref: RRR00553
Hours: Full time, 37 per week
Grade: 8
Salary: £36,922 - £39,880
A new role of senior technical officer has been created to join the growing home improvement team.
The city councils home improvement team has a strong desire to provide the best possible service to all residents needing help making their home suitable and safe for them, and this position will be pivotal in our expanding tenure neutral service.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to progress your career, providing line management to a group of technical officers as well as holding your own workload the successful candidate will have a strong track record of delivering disabled facilities grants/disabled adaptions.
You would be joining a friendly, passionate, multi-disciplinary team recognized for their high levels of performance and innovative approach.
Location: Mix of home-based and City Hall, Norwich
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week (flexible, with flexitime)
Grade: 6
Salary: £29,577 to £32,234 per annum, pro-rata for part time
Closing date: 27 June 2021
Interview date: 6 July 2021 (via Teams)
Norwich is a thriving city with an ambitious Council and a very busy procurement team. We buy all the goods and services for the Council and manage suppliers, tenders and contracts with an annual spend of £80M.
We are seeking additional help from an enthusiastic and experienced procurement professional to manage a large and varied procurement caseload. You will be a key member of our team and enjoy working with a broad range of stakeholders, suppliers, managers and colleagues. You should be methodical and happy working to public procurement regulations and the Council’s contract procedures and familiar with competitive tenders.
We would love to hear from you if you already have procurement experience or a level 3 CIPS qualification in procurement and supply (or equivalent). However, you should also get in touch if you have worked in finance or projects and have strong procurement expertise.
As you will be regularly handling data, making financial calculations and writing reports to evaluate options and make recommendations, you will need to have GCSE qualifications in Maths and English at grade C or 4 or above (or equivalent qualifications at NVQ level 2, such as CSE grade 1 or T-levels or O-levels at A-C).
As an employer, we strongly value diversity and strive to provide a working environment where everyone can thrive and is engaged and happy at work. People join us with a wide variety of previous career and life paths. We offer opportunities to everyone, don’t mind if you’ve taken a career break or been unemployed and judge each application on merit. We welcome applications from people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Our people value our flexible working practices.
To apply please complete an application form or send a CV by email directly to charlottespragg@norwich.gov.uk.
For more information about this post please contactTracy Woods, Business relationship and procurement manager, on 01603 987723 or by e-mail to TracyWoods@norwich.gov.uk,
or contact Charlotte Spragg, Senior contracts officer, on 01603 987696 or by email to charlottespragg@norwich.gov.uk.
Person specification
Public protection (compliance) team leader – internal
Please note this vacancy is for internal applicants only.
Post ref: POST0369
Contract: 9-month fixed term contract
Grade: 9
Salary: £40,876 - £43,857
Closing date: 29 June 2021
Interview date: 9 July 2021
The Public Protection Team are looking to recruit a temporary team leader for the compliance section of the team.
The focus of the role will be to provide leadership for a busy team covering a wide range of the council’s statutory regulatory functions, including private sector housing, statutory nuisance, contaminated land, air quality, pollution prevention and control, licensing, and environmental crime.
You should be able to demonstrate a wide and detailed knowledge of the relevant work areas and be capable of balancing the priorities of team leadership and long-term projects.
As part of this challenging role you will need to liaise formally with a wide range of stakeholders, so excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be essential. You will also have the ability to deliver and implement new initiatives within agreed timeframes, as well as contributing to team working in a multi-agency arena and developing relationships with internal partners.
Candidates successful at being invited to interview will be expected to provide a presentation at the beginning of the interview on the following subject: -
“The Council has been responding to the Coronavirus pandemic for the last 15months which has necessarily diverted key resource away from business-as-usual work streams. There are now significant backlogs of work for the Public Protection (Compliance) Team, particularly around the inspection of HMO properties after the issue of the licence [approx. 900 inspections] and in respect of reported hazards [approx. 50 cases]. Please set out in a presentation of not more than 10 minutes what the options are for addressing these backlogs, potential timescales, and associated costs, and make a recommendation on which option would be the preferred approach with your reasons for this”. You will be asked questions on your presentation.
If you wish to apply for this vacancy on a secondment basis, please seek your managers permission first.
For more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Tony Shearman, Public protection manager, on 01603 989567 or via email anthonyshearman@norwich.gov.uk
Grade: 4
Salary: £19,955.92 per annum
Closing date: 8th July 2021
Norwich City Services Ltd are looking to recruit a tractor driver to carry out a range of activities, primarily using a tractor and completing grass cutting, hedge cutting, sports and pitch maintenance.
The focus of the role will be to help maintain and improve the standard of Parks, Open Spaces and highway verges to the required standards.
Areas covered within this role are inclusive of but not limited to:
It is essential that you have NPTC in relevant use of horticultural tractor equipment or relevant experience and knowledge of how to operate a tractor and its implements and understanding of requirements for a wide range of operations for all weather conditions, growing and soil conditions.
For more information please see the job description.
Previous applicants need not apply.
For further information please contact Martin Adcock, Operations Manager, on 07385 424732 or email martinadcock@norwich.gov.uk