GRT Site Management Officer
Team: Gypsy and Traveller Team (Housing)
Job Family: Directing - CBG9
Salary: £35,412 to £38,220 per annum pro rata
Contract: Hybrid - Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month. You will be expected to attend site a number of times a week and as required.
Closing Date: 20th October 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025
About the role:
Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work’.
Here in our Housing Service, we want to help our residents in all walks of life achieve their potential and improve their circumstances. We work to ensure the needs and wishes of all residents are heard, represented and they are empowered to achieve personal, social and economic success.
As a GRT site manager you will have previous experience in a similar role as you will be responsible for all aspects of the site and community matters. This is a busy role that can change daily so you will need to have good organisation skills and a positive attitude. You will be dealing with rent arrears, inspecting and maintaining sites and dealing with anti-social behaviour therefore you will need to be a strong negotiator, have good listening skills, be resilient and able to deal with difficult situations. Given the need to travel across the county a driving licence and access to a car is essential.
You will work with your customers, your colleagues and the wider team in achieving the council priorities and objectives in relation to council owned gypsy and traveller’s sites. You’ll be part of a varied and dedicated high performing team where flexibility, hard work, passion and commitment go a long way. This is an opportunity to become part of a busy high functioning team and is a real chance to make a difference in a friendly team that will support you along the way.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this Recruitment Pack
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Katy Ruffles at katy.ruffles@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4476
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