Environmental Sustainability Officer (Maternity Cover)
- Employer
- Worcester City Council
- Location
- Museum and Art gallery, Foregate Street Worcester WR1 1DT
- Salary
- £32,555 - £36,524 per annum
- Closing date
- 22 Nov 2021
- Reference
- WCTY000000623
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Environment / Conservation
- Contract Type
- Full time temporary
- Working Pattern
- Flexible hours
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Worcester is a great place to work. We have a thriving city centre, a great wealth of history and a fantastic environment, making it somewhere to be proud of.
Everyone associated with Worcester City Council is proud of Worcester’s offer of a high quality of life, varied heritage, award winning parks and our contribution to the development of modern local government.
It is a fantastic place to work and you will find us to be an organisation that is challenging yet caring; with our leadership adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
The organisation is committed to action on environment sustainability, both within the organisation and across the city. A climate emergency was declared in July 2019 with a pledge to work towards carbon neutrality by 2030.
At Worcester City Council, we have a work-family culture and we are proud to support and value the combination of employees’ work and family lives.
We have a clear vision to achieve excellence in everything we do and to achieve excellence in everyone we employ, meaning we are looking for an excellent candidate to come and join our work family!
Our Environmental Sustainability Officer is setting off on maternity leave for 12 months and we need someone to step into her shoes.
Our Environmental Sustainability Strategy has some bold and ambitious plans for Worcester City and we need someone equally as talented and passionate to come on board and keep us progressing.
Not only is this high profile, but it’s varied and challenging and will give you every opportunity to professionally grow whilst making a difference to something that’s of real importance to you and us.
If you are passionate, articulate and experienced, you simply have to check this out!
We need you to fuse your complete passion for everything green with your natural ability to juggle lots of priorities through sound project management experience. You’ll then be in the perfect position to drive forward on the many exciting projects, including decarbonisation of our buildings, sustainable travel initiatives and embedding sustainability throughout the Council.
You’ll need to apply all that understanding you have about environmental sustainability, climate change, external funding opportunities and the Government’s net zero plans to make a lasting impression on Worcester City.
You’ll be at the heart of building and maintaining influential relationships with colleagues, senior officers, councillors and partner organisations. We want to see you shine in maximising on what we can achieve together.
To excel in this role, there are some basic essentials you’re going to need. When writing your application, make sure you don’t forget to showcase your political understanding. We are going to need to see how you feel your way with words both in writing and in person, demonstrating how creative you can be to get your message across to a range of stakeholders internal and external.
If you would like to discuss the position before applying, please contact Ruth Corrall on 01905 722364 or ruth.corrall@worcester.gov.uk
Closing date: 22nd November 2021.
Interviews will be held on 30th November or 1st December 2021.
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Why choose Us?
This is an exciting time to join Worcester City Council!
We may not be a large local authority but we still have ambitious plans, including the development of our historic and beautiful city, increasing tourism and driving economic vibrancy.
Working for Us
Worcester City Council is always on the lookout for talented individuals, who want to make a real difference to our city and can help us to continue building on our success.
We are committed to seeking excellence in everything we do, including smarter ways of working and enhancing employee wellbeing. We have moved away from traditional ways of working for the majority of our roles, towards hybrid working, including home working, hot desking and flexitime.
By encouraging better work-life balance, we gain a healthy, happy, engaged and thriving workforce, who then deliver meaningful outcomes for Worcester.
We will offer You
- You will normally work a 37-hour week (although we have part time roles too). Annual leave starts at 26 days and rising to 31 days after 5 years' service, in addition to paid public holidays.
- A generous flexitime scheme (where applicable) that can accrue an additional two days off per month
- An additional fixed day off over the Christmas period and you can purchase up to 5 additional days' holiday per year.
- Incremental pay increases within your grade, alongside any national pay awards.
- Flexible working options including working from home and the right to request a variance in weekly hours and/or a reduction in hours.
- Our valued Local Government Pension Scheme, where on average we contribute two thirds’ costs to an employee’s one third costs, with tax relief on these contributions, as well as protecting your family on your death You also have the option to exchange part of your pension for a tax-free cash sum on retirement.
- We want you to develop and thrive in your role so we will invest in your training and professional development, including any required professional subscriptions.
- A wide-ranging benefits platform, making your salary stretch further, with money-saving deals on your weekly groceries, high street retailers, technology purchases, holidays and luxury items, all accessible via an App on your personal devices.
- A long service award.
Supporting Your Wellbeing
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme (EAP), available 24 hours, to aid your work life balance.
- Time off given for volunteering, for the benefit of Worcester.
- Heavily subsidised leisure activities at the Council’s gyms and swimming pools (seven centres across Worcestershire).
- Cycle to work schemes
- Access to electric bikes for travel between sites
- Free eye tests for visual display users and seasonal flu jabs
- Enhanced family friendly policies and enhanced sick pay.
- Website
- http://www.worcester.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01905 722233
- Location
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Worcester City Council
The Guildhall
High Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2EY
United Kingdom
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