Job Title: Local Nature Recovery Strategy Officer
Salary: £28,522 - £30,289 per annum 
35 Hours per Week
Location: County Hall, Worcester
Permanent, Full-time 

The Role: 

Worcestershire County Council is seeking a Local Nature Recovery Strategy Officer to join our growing Ecology and Environmental Policy Team. The development of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy is an exciting time for nature conservation in Worcestershire, home to the Malvern Hills and Commons, the Wyre Forest, the extensive floodplains of the Rivers Severn and Avon, as well as a large proportion of England’s remaining lowland meadows and traditional orchards. This full-time post will lead the development and implementation of the LNRS to help secure nature’s recovery across the county.

You will have support from colleagues within the County Council and from an established LNRS steering group and can expect to be working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders from different sectors, so stakeholder engagement, collaborative working and communication skills will be vital. Your knowledge and experience of nature conservation, and its major policy and legislative drivers in England, will ensure that our LNRS delivers the restoration of nature through mechanisms such as Biodiversity Net Gain and the new Environmental Land Management Schemes, as well as more traditional grant funding which you will apply for.

Within the wider Ecology and Environmental Policy Team we also undertake a wide range of environmental projects and ecological surveys (e.g. preliminary assessments, bats, badgers, amphibians, reptiles, roadside verge nature reserves) and the LNRS Officer will be able to support on these, where time and interest permit. We are a small and friendly team with a good range of specialist interests; we’re looking forward to welcoming new ecologists and widening our nature conservation work.

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Job Title: Biodiversity Net Gain Officer
Salary: £28,522 - £30,289 per annum 
35 Hours per Week
Location: County Hall, Worcester
Permanent, Full-time 

The Role: 

Worcestershire County Council (WCC) is recruiting a Biodiversity Net Gain Officer to increase the capacity of our Ecology and Environmental Policy Team to meet new responsibilities under the Environment Act 2021. As Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) gathers pace, becoming mandatory for most developments from November this year, we need additional capacity to implement monitoring, management and reporting systems, advise and train WCC colleagues, and prepare local policy and guidance.

BNG offers an exciting, improved opportunity to achieve ecological betterment via development, and WCC’s BNG officer’s work will lead to real, long-term environmental gains. Alongside desk-based work on BNG policy, advice and administration, there will be opportunities to undertake field surveys for land potentially being used for off-setting, and ultimately to monitor sites that have received off-set biodiversity units. Within the wider Ecology and Environmental Policy Team we also undertake a wide range of environmental projects and ecological surveys (e.g. preliminary assessments, bats, badgers, amphibians, reptiles, roadside verge nature reserves) and the BNG Officer will be able to support on these, where time and interest permit. We’re a small and friendly team with a good range of specialist interests; we’re looking forward to welcoming new ecologists and further widening our nature conservation work.

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Salary: up to £12.57 per hour
Zero Hours
Location: throughout Worcestershire including Kidderminster, Worcester, Evesham, Bromsgrove and Redditch

Approachable, friendly and always there is a smile? Can you see yourself transporting children and adults to our schools and day centres?

You will work as part of a team with the Minibus Driver and assist with moving passengers, including using a step and tail lift.  You’ll looking after the individual’s needs and ensure they have a happy, comfortable and safe journey.

You’ll work on a split shift (which is normally between 7:00am to 9:15am and then 2:30pm to 5:30pm) to safely transport individuals to their destination in the morning and return them home in the afternoon. Relief Passenger Assistants provide cover for sickness, holidays and busy periods.

Due to the nature of the work a criminal record check (DBS) will also be required.

For a chat about the role or to apply, contact Keith Williams: Transport and Logistics Officer on 01905 843506.

Our friendly Recruitment Team can also be contacted at 01905 846666 or drop them an email, Recruitment@worcestershire.gov.uk.

Salary: up to £12.57 per hour
Zero Hours
Location: throughout Worcestershire including Kidderminster, Worcester, Evesham, Bromsgrove and Redditch

Enjoy driving, and want to use those skills to help your community?

Approachable, friendly and always there is a smile? Can you see yourself transporting children and adults to our schools and day centres?

You will work as part of a team with the Passenger Assistant, who attends to individual’s needs whilst travelling. You’ll assist with moving passengers, including using a tail lift.  You’ll keep the bus in good working order by carrying out basic administration, keeping it clean and of course topping it up with fuel.

You’ll drive the minibus on a split shift (which is normally between 7:00am to 9:15am and then 2:30pm to 5:30pm) to safely transport individuals to their destination in the morning and return them home in the afternoon. Relief Drivers provide cover for sickness, holidays and busy periods.

As a Driver, you will need to be a minimum of 21 years of age and can demonstrate evidence of experience driving appropriate vehicles*.

Candidates are required to successfully complete a County Council driving assessment prior to interview.

Due to the nature of the work a criminal record check (DBS) will also be required.

For a chat about the role or to apply, contact Keith Williams: Transport and Logistics Officer on 01905 843506.

Our friendly Recruitment Team can also be contacted at 01905 846666 or drop them an email, Recruitment@worcestershire.gov.uk.

*The majority of drivers will require a category D1 licence, but on occasion will need a PSV licence, and sometimes a category C licence. This will be specified within each job role.