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Job evaluation - Workforce profiles
We use the Greater London job evaluation scheme for green book employees to objectively assess all our jobs and determine the appropriate grade. This system ensures each of our jobs is graded appropriately, based on the knowledge and skills required ...
Jobs and careers - Support for children and young people
 at the Council  with the Council  with the Council Gov UK Work and Career Advice - creating a CV, gap years, your career path, your working rights ...
Job vacancies
We are currently testing our new iTrent web recruitment portal and applications for the roles advertised on this portal should be submitted using it where you will be able to view the job description, person specification and complete an online ap...
Equal pay and measuring the gender pay gap - Equality, diversity and human rights
Equal Pay deals with the pay difference between men and women who carry out the same jobs, similar jobs or work of equal value. The Gender Pay Gap is different to equal pay and looks at the average earnings for both males and females to see whether t...
Apply Online - Information for New Residents
You can apply online for: Assisted bin collections Benefits An MOT Bulky and electrical waste collections Council tax support Parking permits and season tickets (including blue badge disabled parking permits) Jobs at the District Council ...
Responsible Officers - Social housing regulatory information
Senior Officer - responsible for overall compliance with consumer standards The Senior Officer responsible for the Council's overall compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing's Consumer Standards is Suzanne Shead, Director of Housing, Health an...
Applying for an apprenticeship - Apprenticeships
Vacancies for apprenticeship opportunities with us can come up at any time throughout the year. All our apprenticeship vacancies are advertised on the Jobs Go Public website and on GOV.UK's find an apprenticeship service....
CCTV code of practice - CCTV
All CCTV systems should comply with the 12 guiding principles of the surveillance camera code of practice outlined by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Our compliance with these principles is outlined in our CCTV self assessment tool (PDF File,...
Handy Person Adaptation Service (HPAS) - Adaptations for tenants
The handy person adaptation service (HPAS) provides help with essential minor adaptations and small practical jobs, helping you to live more safely and independently at home. The service is available to people living in Newark and Sherwood who are ei...
Handy Person Adaptation Service (HPAS) - Home alterations for independent living
The handy person adaptation service (HPAS) provides help with essential minor adaptations and small practical jobs, helping you to live more safely and independently at home. The service is available to people living in Newark and Sherwood who are ei...
Handy Person Adaptation Service (HPAS) - Older people's housing needs
The handy person adaptation service (HPAS) provides help with essential minor adaptations and small practical jobs, helping you to live more safely and independently at home. The service is available to people living in Newark and Sherwood who are ei...
Caravan site licence breaches - Caravan site licence
We can now serve compliance notices (subject to appeal) on site owners who breach the conditions of their site licence. These notices will set out what the site owner needs to do to correct the breaches and the timescales, and the notice may attract ...
Smokefree enforcement - Smoking enforcement
We want to create a supportive environment where people are encouraged to comply with the smokefree laws. Our approach to enforcement is non-confrontational, focused on raising awareness and understanding. There are clear penalties including fines fo...
Further support - Equality and diversity in employment
Further support for disabled applicants is available from the following: Job Centre Plus – looking for work if you are disabled - https://www.gov.uk/looking-for-work-if-disabled JobCentre Plus Access to Work (ATW) Scheme - https://www.gov.uk/acce...
Free pre-employment training programme for employers - Training
We provide a free pre-employment training programme to employers with job vacancies. We work with employers to create a bespoke training programme based on their skills requirements. The programme helps give candidates an awareness of a given sector ...
Other partners at Castle House - Castle House
Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) - Job Centre Change, Grow, Live Citizens Advice Sherwood and Newark National Probation Service ...
Other council strategies and policies - Council strategies
Anti-fraud and corruption strategy (PDF File, 658kb) Anti-money laundering policy February 2021 (PDF File, 914kb) Children and adults safeguarding policy Council enforcement policy (PDF File, 334kb) Gifts and hospitality policy (PDF File, 228kb) La...
Bulcote Neighbourhood Plan
The Referendum for the Bulcote Neighbourhood Plan was held on the 6 May 2021, which the plan passed. As a result the Neighbourhood Plan now forms part of the Development Plan for the District. Bulcote Referendum Neighbourhood Plan (PDF File, 8,664k...
Employment - Employment and the economy
There are around 70,200 full-time and part-time jobs in the district made up of: service industries - 32,400 distribution, hotels and restaurants - 11,200 people manufacturing - 6,600 finance and IT - 4,800 Employment levels are at 76.6 per cent wh...
Heritage assets and building regulations - Heritage assets and planning
Building regulations set standards for design and construction order to ensure reasonable standards of access, health and safety. The regulations apply to most new buildings, as well as many alterations to existing buildings, including listed buildin...
Regulator of Social Housing - Social housing regulatory information
All social housing landlords are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, including us as a Council. The Regulator of Social Housing has implemented a regime of assurance and inspection of social housing landlords to ensure compliance with legis...
About Us
Find out more about the Council, including our community plan, how to get in touch with us and how to apply for a job vacancy or work experience placement....
Training
We want to support our local businesses to find the right employees, and help our residents to develop the skills they need to secure employment. Our pre-employment training programme and regular jobs fairs help link the right candidates with the rig...
Working together - Community Plan
The Community Plan is not something that the Council can deliver on its own. Tackling crime, improving health and providing new homes and jobs are just some of the many examples where we rely on the support from partners across the public, private an...
Local development framework
Our District faces many future challenges including: providing new housing and jobs creating new infrastructure and facilities tackling climate change The planning system has a key role in helping to manage these changes. The Local Development Fram...
About the Local Plan - Newark and Sherwood Local Plan
Every local planning authority must have an up-to-date Local Plan that covers a period of at least 15 years, that sets out what can be built and where building should take place. Local Plans hold important policies to support environmental protection...
High hedge investigation and action - High hedges and overhanging branches
The aim of our investigation is to strike a balance between your and the hedge owner's interests. We will not mediate in the dispute. If after assessing all of the information and submissions by both sides in the matter, we’re satisfied that a hedg...
Building prosperity - Building Prosperity in Newark and Sherwood
Our key priorities for economic development are: the creation of 3,900 new jobs in Newark by 2050 growth in specific sectors of the economy, specifically the digital economy, aerospace, logistics, education and innovation creating new homes in the t...
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ATTFE Alexander Lodge Offer (PDF File, 238kb) Inspire - Course Catalogue (PDF File, 27,257kb) Newark College Course Brochure (PDF File, 3,801kb) Alexander Lodge Taster Sessions Inspire (PDF File, 503kb) ReNew Job Club Poster Inspire (PDF File, 521kb)...
Food safety courses
Food handlers must be trained to a level that enables them to carry out their job knowledgeably, safely and hygienically. To comply with these training requirements, employees and managers do not necessarily need to attend a formal training course. T...
Examples of changes - Change in circumstances
Here are some examples of the main changes you’ll need to let us know about. Income any pay rise or extra overtime if you or your partner start or stop work or change jobs if you start or stop getting any state benefits such as income support, job...
Star ratings - Animal activity licence
When we have received your application, we will assess your business and apply a risk rating and award stars based on your compliance with the licence conditions. Low-risk premises can attain up to five stars, and premises that have been assessed as ...
Totally Locally
If every adult in Newark spent just £5 a week in our independent local shops instead of online or at the big supermarkets it would be worth an extra £5.4 million per year for the local economy, which means more jobs, better facilities and a nicer p...
What does the internal audit process involve? - Internal audit and inspections
The service provides all appropriate internal audit functions in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice for Internal Audit in Local Government in the United Kingdom 2006. The core service provided is to appraise and report on the adequacy of sys...
Safe spaces - Where can I get help?
Safe Spaces aren't just for contacting a domestic abuse helpline. If want to leave an abusive relationship, and need somewhere private to get things sorted, Safe Spaces are open for you. Find a safe space in a bank or pharmacy near you. Every Jo...
Vulnerability Disclosure policy
Newark and Sherwood District Council serves 120,965 people, covering over 65,134 hectares of land, which contains 84 civil parishes and 21 wards. 39 elected members represent the District and work in collaboration with 603 employees to provide high q...
Volunteer with YMCA - Volunteering opportunities
The YMCA in Newark's Saint Mark's Lane needs volunteers for the following: Working on the till Stocking and displaying merchandise Sorting, steaming and tagging donations Help with putting on events Boost your CV, social network and job prospects...
Submission documents - Amended core strategy examination library
CS/01 Publication Amended Core Strategy DPD (PDF File, 20,283kb)CS/02 Publication Amended Core Strategy DPD (clean version) (PDF File, 19,942kb)CS/03 Newark and Sherwood Policies Map Amendments (PDF File, 1,314kb)CS/04 Adopted Core Strategy (March 2...
Amended Core Strategy - Main Modifications Consultation (8 Aug to 21 Sep 2018) - Making of the amended core strategy
Following submission of the Newark and Sherwood Amended Core Strategy DPD, a two day examination hearing was held between 1Â February and 2Â February 2018. As part of the examination hearing the Inspector identified a number of main modifications to ...
The law we use to process your personal information - Housing and Estate Management Privacy Notice
We need to process your data in order to ensure that the services we are providing meet our statutory and legal obligations, are fit for purpose, efficient and effective. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protecti...
Submitting an application
There are a number of different types of application that can be submitted as part of the planning process, including: full planning permission outline planning permission change of use of land or buildings confirmation of compliance with conditions...
Employment and Skills Support - Business growth and support
We offer a range of support for local residents in relation to employment and skills. The following two programmes are fully funded and delivered across Newark and Sherwood to support residents that are not currently in employment: Re-New ProgrammeÂ...
Shopwatch
Newark and Sherwood District Council and Nottinghamshire Police are working with Newark Town Centre Shopwatch to create better partnership working and try to reduce or prevent shop thefts and anti-social behaviour within or from your businesses. As p...
Non-licensed notifiable work - Asbestos
Some minor work is notifiable but can be carried out by those who are trained without a need for a license. Find information on notifiable asbestos work [PDF] from the HSE website. In such cases you must: notify the enforcing authority about the wor...
Repairs you're responsible for - Repairs and maintenance
There are some property maintenance jobs that you as the tenant are responsible for. Any repairs you complete, or ask someone else to complete on your behalf, must be carried out to a good standard. Certified engineers must be used for some repairs,...
Healthy Start scheme
The Healthy Start scheme offers prepaid food cards to women who are more than ten weeks pregnant or those with children under four. If you are eligible, you'll be sent a Healthy Start card that you can use in some UK shops. Your benefit will be added...
Smokefree advice to business - Smoking enforcement
We aim to provide support and assistance to ensure continued compliance with the smoke free requirements. If you run a business, the exact details on what is required is contained in the regulations but you may need to consider: Smokefree policies En...
Repairs and maintenance
MyHome offers a seamless and modern approach to managing all aspects of your tenancy. From rent payments and repair requests to communication with our housing services team, MyHome is here to make our tenants life easier. What can you do in the por...
The Local Plan Process - Newark and Sherwood Local Plan
The process of developing a Local Plan takes several years, and we are currently in the early stages of this process. 1. Evidence Gathering and Initial Consultation -Â The Council gathers information on various topics like housing needs, employment, ...
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships with us provide you with an excellent opportunity to learn while in the workplace and gain a nationally recognised qualification at the same time. Apprenticeship placements are usually for a temporary period of 12 to 15 months during ...