Solicitor– Planning
- Employer
- Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
- Location
- Town Hall, Nuneaton/Agile
- Salary
- Up to £41,418 per annum plus £4,000 per annum for Market supplement
- Closing date
- 30 Nov 2024
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
This is an exceptional opportunity to join an authority with the ambition and plans to make real progress and build a better borough. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do and despite increasing demand and reduced resources, we continue to provide the best possible service.
We are currently recruiting for two Solicitors to join the Legal team. The successful candidates will ensure excellence in service to both internal and external customers by providing a high quality and comprehensive legal service, managing a wide ranging caseload.
Further information is included in theCandidate Pack available by clicking on the apply link below.
Company
Our Council
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small authority with BIG values.
We take pride in serving the residents of our borough and look to provide value for money services.
We aim to work to the best of our abilities with honesty, integrity and place particular importance on working together.
Why join us?......
Situated in the heart of England, Nuneaton and Bedworth shares excellent rail and motorway links to the rest of the country.
We offer a wide range of job opportunities from refuse and cleansing roles, which directly serve our local community, to behind the scenes administrative roles; providing essential support to our front line professionals.
Our I.T equipment is tailored to job roles, to allow for agile working. 80% of our workforce enjoy the flexibility of working from home or in the office allowing them to achieve a greater work life balance.
What we will offer in return…..
A wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that are based on our competency framework and paid according to the scoring of the job profile, to ensure that all roles performing the same duties are paid equally.
A generous annual leave entitlement. Our employees receive 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service. Plus all bank holidays.
A wide range of learning and development opportunities. We recognise our employees as a valuable resource and are therefore committed to the investment of time and financial resources to support the learning and development of our workforce. We offer a wide range of learning prospects, which to name a few include: In-house training sessions, E-learning modules, Leadership and management development programmes and a Post Entry Training scheme
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which provides a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations. To help your pension grow, the Council meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits into the LGPS.
Health and Wellbeing initiatives– our in-house Sports Development Team operate regular work place challenges, health checks and MOT’s. Employees also receive discounted gym and leisure membership.
Wider Wallets – all our employees gain access to offers and permanent discounts to everyday savings, ranging from discounts on high street stores to offers on days outs.
Travel, car allowances and schemes – mileage allowances are paid for using cars/cycles for Council business. In addition, Level 1 car users are provided with a car park pass. We also operate a Cycle salary sacrifice scheme.
Work-life balance –. We have a number of initiatives in place to support flexible working including, a job-sharing policy, career break scheme, flexible working policy, flexitime scheme, parental leave scheme, time off for dependants, maternity support leave and agile working.
Armed Force Covenant - We are proud signatories of the Armed Force Covenant and actively work to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment as stated in the Covenant. We were recently awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We have a range of internal processes and policies to support our Armed Forces Communities.
What we look for…….
We seek candidates that can adapt to change and welcome new challenges. We look for those that share our values and take pride in what they do.
Our recruitment and selection process aims to recruit the most suitable candidate with the appropriate qualifications; skills and experience for vacancies. Therefore only those applicants that demonstrate they meet all the essential criteria on our person specifications, will be shortlisted for an interview.
Our job description details the duties of the post, whilst the person specification lists the skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience required.
CV's may be accepted depending on the application process. Please check the advert for more details.
Finally - all the best with your application!
- Website
- http://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 02476 376376
- Location
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Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Town Hall
Coton Road
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 5AA
United Kingdom
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