Technical Assistant – Planning & Caravan Enforcement in Horncastle

Join Our Enforcement Team – Technical Assistant Opportunity!

Are you looking for an exciting role where you can make a real difference in your community? East Lindsey District Council is growing its Enforcement Team—and we want you to be part of it!

This exciting opportunity follows a funding award to strengthen our efforts in tackling unauthorised occupancy on Holiday Caravan Parks across the district. With over 30,000 caravans in our area, our team helps keep holiday parks safe, compliant, and welcoming for residents and visitors. This work supports local tourism and our economy—and you’ll play a key role in making it happen.

What You’ll Do

• Assisting with all administrative duties on cases and complaints
• Assisting with compliance checks on planning permissions and licensing conditions for Holiday Caravan Parks.
• Supporting enforcement action in line with legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Managing your own caseload and contributing to wider planning enforcement activities.
• Work with colleagues across services such as Planning Enforcement, Council Tax, Housing, and Wellbeing to achieve positive outcomes.

This is a hybrid role, combining office-based tasks, agile working, and occasional site visits or meetings. Some out-of-hours work may be required, but you’ll benefit from our agile and flexible working initiatives.

What we’re looking for

• Skilled in administration and record-keeping, with strong attention to detail.
• Resilient and professional when dealing with challenging customers and conversations, including over the phone.
• Organised and able to manage a varied workload, prioritising tasks effectively.
• Ability to travel independently and reliably across a wide rural district, with multiple site visits regularly.

No experience working in caravan licensing and enforcement? No problem—We’ll provide full training!

Interested?

For an informal, confidential chat about the role, contact:

Jo Parker, Group Manager – Enforcement
jo.parker@e-lindsey.gov.uk
07584 613322

Laura Gale, Senior Caravan Licensing Officer
laura.gale@e-lindsey.gov.uk
01507 613551

Please refer to the job description for full details of duties, responsibilities, and required knowledge.

BENEFITS

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, enjoy peace of mind with generous employer contributions to a scheme designed to provide long-term financial security after your working life
• Generous annual leave scheme + option to buy more
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts
• Cycle to work scheme* (certain restrictions may apply)
• Flu Jabs
• Free Eye Test voucher for regular screen users
• Flexible Working Policy
• Agile Working Policy* (certain restrictions may apply)
• Car Mileage reimbursement* (certain restrictions may apply)
• Long service recognition
• Excellent career progression and training opportunities

We also offer a wide range of family friendly policies designed to enable you to balance your work and home life, manage your personal responsibilities and support you in times of difficulty.

ABOUT US

Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.

Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovative areas of work.

Equal Opportunities

The Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to ensuring all recruitment processes are non-discriminatory and that no potential or current employee is treated unfairly. Find out more about our Equal opportunities on our website

The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date.