Assistant Planning Officer

Come and work for a rewarding organisation, joining our friendly, and supportive Planning Development Team to manage a diverse range of planning applications. Gloucester is a historic and regenerating city ensuring an interesting and varied caseload. You will also provide planning advice to the general public, developers, applicants and other council services. Training and support will be given.

You will need to demonstrate strong organisational and communication skills. Attention to detail is essential in order to process applications accurately and effectively. You must be committed to upholding the planning system and be enthusiastic about good design and place making. Candidates must want to get the best outcomes from their cases to ensure Gloucester can develop in a sustainable way that makes our resident's lives better. You will need to be able to work effectively with internal and external consultees and be able to present complex information in an accessible way with great report writing skills., We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment to those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no-one is disadvantages because of their disability., It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester. Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work. It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day. We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.

• Flexible working opportunities
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement 25 days annual leave.
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 2 days paid leave every year to participate in local volunteering activities
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) & Life Cover of 3 times your salary
• Regular training, career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, and in an in-house Occupational Health service
• Enhanced family friendly leave and pay
• Cycle to Work scheme (Salary Sacrifice - T & C apply)
• Employee discount scheme
• Discounted tickets for local events, and reduced rate use of GL1 facilities
• Free Flu-jabs
• Access to employee led networks such as Black Worker's, Prism (LGBT+), Carers, Disability and the Young Employees Network, and opportunities to participate in our Equalities Working Group.