Working at Stratford-on-Avon District Council

Head of Housing, Revenues and Customer Services

If you're a passionate leader with a vision for community support and innovative services, Stratford-on-Avon has an opportunity for you.

We are seeking a Head of Housing, Revenues and Customer Services to drive meaningful change and support our residents through challenging times.

In this pivotal role, you'll be at the heart of our ambitious Council Plan, leading critical services that directly improve people's lives. Our ideal candidate will manage our £300,000 Cost of Living support fund, developing innovative programmes to help residents with heating costs and community support. You'll be integral to the delivery of a dynamic customer services team, overseeing our contact centre and customer access terminals and ensuring collection of Council Tax and Business Rates, while working closely with housing partners to implement cutting-edge schemes like the Local Authority Decarbonising and Housing Fund. This role is crucial in driving our revenue collection strategy and supporting our commitment to becoming a Carbon Neutral District by 2030.

Salary: up to £79,448

Licensing Officer

An opportunity to work within the Licensing Team at Stratford on Avon District Council has become available. The Licensing Team works hard to maintain delivery of its exemplary service to meet the demands of local businesses.

We are looking to recruit a Licensing Officer to enable us to continue to meet these demands and to continue to move our service delivery forward. Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to make an immediate start in the role.

Salary: £31,586 - £34,314 pa

Planning and Regulatory Law Team Leader - Legal Services

It is an exciting time to join an expanding, progressive Legal Team that is friendly and supportive with a strong team ethic. The Legal Service supports two ambitious local authorities involved in a range of exciting projects.

• You will work in a supportive environment, having your own varied caseload of complex legal work, advising senior officers and councillors on high profile cases across both local authorities.
• You will be an integral part of the Legal Team working with the Legal Services Manager and the Team Leaders (Commercial and Property) to shape the direction of the Legal Team.
• You will also lead and motivate an excellent team of lawyers.

Salary: £50,788 to £53,878 pa

Property Law Team Leader - Legal Services

It is an exciting time to join an expanding, progressive Legal Team that is friendly and supportive with a strong team ethic. The Legal Service supports two ambitious local authorities involved in a range of exciting projects.

• You will be directly involved in varied and high-quality legal work and make a positive difference to our communities.
• You will work in a supportive environment, having your own varied caseload of complex legal work, advising senior officers and councillors on high profile cases across both local authorities.
• In addition, you will manage a team of six excellent property lawyers providing technical and motivational support and professional development.
• The Team Leader is an integral part of the Legal Team working with the Legal Services Manager and the Team Leaders (Commercial and Planning & Regulatory) to shape the direction of the Legal Team

Salary: £50,788 to £53,878 pa

Major Projects Lawyer:

This role provides an opportunity to work on highly interesting projects, advising at a senior level in both Councils and using a broader range of knowledge and skills than would be possible in more specialised roles, such as a property role.

• The successful candidate will undertake the legal work required in connection with large scale land transactions and major redevelopment/regeneration projects promoted by the two Councils.
• This may include land appropriation, compulsory purchase order management, restrictive covenants review, licences, advising the Councils as master developer, leasehold/freehold acquisitions and disposals, bye-law considerations and advice regarding deal structure, joint ventures, and company law.
• There is also a need to have an understanding of procurement law.

Salary: £50,788 to £53,878 pa