Rights of Way Officer – Fixed term appointment until 30th September 2021

Salary:  £22,911 - £26,317 per annum

37 Hours per week – Temporary Contract

Do you love the countryside and want to help make sure people can get out and safely enjoy Staffordshire’s beautiful landscapes? We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic person to join the Rights of Way Team on a fixed term contract until 30^th September 2021.

The Rights of Way team oversees Staffordshire’s public rights of way – an impressive 4500km network of footpaths and bridleways. With recent lockdown measures this network has become a vital resource for our communities and use of the network has soared.

In this temporary role, you will help us to make sure the network is accessible and help inspect and tackle reported issues. You will need to be able to access remote areas beyond the reach of public transport, covering a large area, working alone in all weathers – map-reading skills are essential! You will use your understanding of rights of way and access management to develop solutions, and your excellent interpersonal skills to negotiate and agree their delivery on the ground. You will work closely with landowners, user groups, maintenance and environment teams and contractors to achieve this.

Office work in this contract will largely be undertaken from home but you may be required to work from the Council offices in Stafford at times.

For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Rochfort, Principal Rights of Way Officer, on 07976 191054 or email paul.rochfort@staffordshire.gov.uk

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. , communities and employees.

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Closing Date: 20^th March 2021
Interview Date: 23^rd March 2021

For more information about the role please contact: Paul Rochfort, Principal Rights of Way Officer, on 07976 191054 or email paul.rochfort@staffordshire.gov.uk

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans. 

Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

• Ambitious - We are ambitious for our communities and citizens
• Courageous - We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make courageous decisions
• Empowering - We empower and support our people by giving them the opportunity to do their jobs well.

Benefits for working for us….

We 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.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts