COMM ENT 4551 G2- Planning Assistant (608570 and 608571) - 4551-459379974 in Hamilton

South Lanarkshire Council offers an exciting opportunity to work in one of the largest local authority areas in Scotland. The area combines strategic urban centres as well as a network of smaller rural towns and villages set within an extensive rural area that contains attractive landscape character and built heritage assets such as the New Lanark World Heritage Site.

An opportunity has arisen in the Council's Planning Service for a Planning Assistant. Responsibilities include:

• Processing planning, advertisement, listed building and other statutory applications;
• Monitoring development approvals and consents and unauthorised development;
• Providing development advice to agents, developers and landowners;
• Contributing to the preparation of planning policies and strategies;
• Liaising with other sections within the Service to provide information and assistance as required;
• Providing information and advice on planning matters to members of the general public, community and other organisations, Elected Members, developers, development agencies and other services.

The successful applicant should be a recent planning graduate or someone with equivalent experience in a related field and hold an RTPI accredited planning degree or a degree in a related built environment discipline.

As part of your application submission, please answer the following questions:

• What skills and experience do you have that demonstrate a customer focused approach to undertaking the role of a planning officer? Provide examples of when you have provided excellent customer service.

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check, which must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned.

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position. As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families.

Benefits include:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme;
• Up to 33 days annual leave;
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days);
• Occupational sick pay;
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave;
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema;
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support).