Validation Officer

About us:

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford

Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our Council, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process.

We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.

About you:

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.

About the Role:

We are looking to recruit a Validation Officer to join our Planning & Development Validation Team for 12 months, covering long term absence and maternity leave.

The post holder will be part of the PLACE Directorate Business Support Team, supporting The Planning & Development Team by processing and validating all types of planning applications, providing a high standard of customer service to clients, partners and officers whilst striving to meet the aims, objectives and statutory targets required of the service.

You will have:

• Knowledge and understanding of the Planning Service and its Processes
• Experience of administration systems in a large organisation
• Experience of working in a fast pace environment with tight deadlines
• A thorough understanding of customer care and related standards
• The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and the public, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience of analysing problems and finding appropriate solutions

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Chris Hunter on 0161 912 3429.

About the benefits:

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford. 

Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mindfulness, mental health first aiders, running & walking groups and health and wellbeing events.

Our great benefits include:-

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Home Technology Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Simply Healthcare
• Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work'

To learn more about Trafford as a place to live and work, please visit:

https://greater.jobs/content/10496/welcome-to-trafford

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