Senior Estate Officer

Salary: £31,364 - £37,336Shift hours: 37Senior Estate OfficerAbout the team we are recruiting toIn Coventry we cherish and value our award-winning parks and openspaces. We know that they contribute significantly to the health, wellbeing, and quality of life of people and are vital to help protect our environment and wildlife.The Parks and Open Spaces Team are a passionate, hardworking team responsible for the provision and development of safe, accessible and attractive parks and openspaces and the management, planning and maintenance of the Councils trees and urban forest. They work hard to ensure our parks are a welcoming place for all of our residents and visitors to enjoy today and for many years to come.What is the job role?Coventry City Council Parks & Openspaces Team are looking for a Senior Estate Officer to join the team.The team at the War Memorial Park are an important part of our service, performing essential duties throughout the year to help maintain and develop the city’s green spaces. They are our ‘front-facing’ service and have a busy workload and we are looking for people with a range of different skills that will add to those of the existing team members.Reporting to the War Memorial & Country Park Manager, the successful applicants will join a small team of existing staff to help manage the War Memorial Park and all associated sites.The staff are required to work outdoors throughout the year and on rough terrain or even occasionally in rivers and ponds. Appropriate training will be provided as necessary.  A uniform and appropriate PPE will be providedThe post requires working some anti-social hours include weekends and bank holidays.Who are we looking for?You will need to have practical skills and experience in (for example) customer services, horticulture, or nature conservation and a good awareness of health and safety.You will need to be enthusiastic, diplomatic and have previous experience in working with the public.You will be happy to work with all people regardless of culture, background or gender.You will have prior experience of working with children and vulnerable adults (for which we will require you to have an enhanced DBS check).You will have a full, clean UK driving license and we would especially welcome anyone who is both qualified and has experience in driving Category BE vehicles.  Our workforce data shows that people from minority and ethnic backgrounds are under-represented in green space management and we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply.We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  Skills and AbilitiesNumeracy skills, e.g. cash handling.Written communication skills, e.g. reports, surveys, publicity material.Verbal communication skills – communicating with the general public, outside organisations and other employees, face to face and over the telephone.Able to plan and lead activity sessions.Able to respond to customers differing needs in a positive and constructive manner.Able to implement countryside management projects to a high standard.Ability to work as part of a team and also to work on own initiative and be self-motivatedAbility to analyse problems and make effective decisionsAbility to manage and motivate staff and volunteersStaff management skills – the ability to lead and motivate staff ExperienceExperience of working in a parks / countryside management fieldQualificationsNational Diploma in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience.If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:Members of the Armed Forces and veteransAre currently in care or have previously been in careIf you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionFor full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.Interview date(s): 16 & 17 Oct 2024.Reference: coventrycc/TP/111103/10131