Assistant Trails Maintenance Officer | 10697 | Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2028 | 37 hours per week | £29,064 to £31,022 per annum (Scale F) | Norfolk
Are you looking for a role that takes you out and about across the Norfolk countryside? Are you excited by the opportunity to get hands-on with the day-to-day management of green infrastructure?
The Norfolk Trails are a promoted network of walking, cycling and horse-riding routes. They provide 1400 miles of long distance linear and shorter circular paths, across all seven districts of Norfolk. Some of our flagship trails include Marriott’s Way, Kett’s Country Trail, Weaver’s Way and the Boudicca Way.
Norfolk Trails are about more than just lines on a map. They provide opportunities for people to get out and about in nature and connect with the world around them. They offer a moment of peace in busy modern lives, the opportunity to leave the car behind and a chance for a free adventure (small or large) with family and friends. Our routes provide traffic-free connections between rural towns and villages and hold an increasingly important role in supporting nature recovery and tackling the impacts of climate change.
We are looking for an Assistant Trail Maintenance Officer to help us maintain the Norfolk Trails network. You will assist the Trail Maintenance Officers in monitoring and maintaining trail conditions. Your role will be a combination of outdoors and office-based tasks, and will include working with the public, site visits, condition audits, repairing defects, as well as contract management, data collection and reporting.
We offer flexible working patterns and locations, with the opportunity to be based at offices in Norwich or Holt, as well as home working. We want to see our employees thrive – offering training and professional development, creating a positive work environment and a strong team ethic that focuses on delivering a high level of service.
The post-holder must hold a full driving licence and be confident and comfortable traveling to locations across Norfolk.
If you’d like to know more about this post, please contact Caroline Bidewell, [email protected]
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 17 June 2026 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 24 June 2026 23:59
