There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

About the Role:

As a Senior Technical Clerk, you will play a crucial role in assisting the Technical Services Unit (TSU) Team Leader to provide an excellent, efficient, and professional technical support service for Development Control. You will have an understanding of planning and Land Charges and an understanding of Local Government. You will be organised, creative and efficient in the way you go about assisting to deliver an effective service.

Senior Technical Clerk

• The role will assist the TSU Team Leader in the undertaking of all aspects of inputting and processing planning applications, including validation and fee related matters, ensuring applications are passed to professional teams within required timescales. The role will assist with support processes relating to planning appeals and planning committee. The role will also assist the TSU Team Leader with the effective delivery of the Land Charges service.
• The role will undertake tasks relating to procurement, operational matters, and performing tasks around maintain office and administrative systems, to ensure continuity in effective service provision as required.
• The role will play a part in liaising with other sections and departments of the Council and outside bodies/organisations as appropriate and provide advice, information and assistance to Ward Councillors and the public on planning applications and related matters, with support to processes around planning appeals when appropriate.
• The role is responsible for assisting the TSU Team Leader in managing the work and tasks of team members and assisting with ensuring that the service is delivered in accordance with the Department's policies.
• The role requires effective working knowledge on the efficient operation of the team and its processes.

Hybrid working offers the opportunity to both work from home and also work alongside colleagues in the office. You will be fully supported in learning the role and it is envisaged that the appointment will require the post holder to attend the office for one-to-one training and collaboration with colleagues.

About the candidate:

We are looking for someone who is hard working and keen to gain knowledge and experience in working in a Development Management team within Local Government. You will demonstrate an understanding of the planning system and the role your team have to play.

Interviews to be held week commencing 14th August 2023.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things, and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing, and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible, please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

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