Site Visit Officer

Role Responsibility

The Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) Residents Service is a small team within KCC which provides accommodation designated for GRT communities across the County. We currently manage seven residential sites providing approximately 130 pitches for families across Kent, and have a small team dedicated to providing an excellent service to our residents. We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an organised and highly motivated individual to join our Service.

We are looking for someone who is dynamic and passionate about providing excellent service to our residents, supporting our frontline team as a Site Visit Officer.

You will have an understanding of the challenges faced by GRT Communities and with managing accommodation. You will be visiting sites on a regular basis for routine and reactive visits, and liaising with residents, contractors and KCC teams to provide support to the frontline team members.

You will have strong communication and people skills, and experience of working with a diverse range of people and in challenging situations are critical in this role. This is a very rewarding and interesting frontline role, where you will be part of a highly motivated dedicated team that is always looking to provide the best service possible, within set limits.

Please ensure your application includes detail of how you, your skills and experience meet the attached Person Specification. Interviews will be held on Thursday 7^th March 2024, with employment commencing on 1^st April 2024, or shortly after.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact Natalie Liddiard

natalie.liddiard@kent.gov.uk

03000 413407

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.