Working for Forest Heath District Council, you will find yourself surrounded by splendid green forests, dramatic flat fens that provide the perfect setting for the district's impressive sunsets and beautiful rolling chalklands that create a backdrop for the world centre of horseracing at Newmarket.

Although surrounded by this country idyll, Forest Heath District Council is in the centre of East Anglia with unrivalled access to major transport links and at the heart of the Ipswich-Cambridge Technology corridor.

Forest Heath is home to around 63,100 people and covers an area of 144 square miles. The area includes Brandon, Mildenhall and Newmarket plus 22 villages. We have an economic base that is very varied and ranges from traditional, agricultural work, through tourism to hi-tech companies taking advantage of the proximity of Cambridge and the excellent road links.

Forest Heath is proud to have the two largest American airbases in the UK in the district at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath. We also encourage the development and expansion of small businesses in the district by offering our help and support wherever we can. We have an active regeneration scheme ongoing in Brandon and town partnerships are being formed in both Newmarket and Mildenhall.

Forest Heath is a progressive modern authority committed to the development of staff and the highest levels of service delivery.

The Council offers a range of benefits, which are available to all employees, such as:

• Flexible working hours
• Local government pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice childcare scheme
• Payment of professional memberships
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Payment of professional fees
• Discounted rates for local leisure facilities
• Free car parking

All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, martial status, disability, sexual orientation or any other unjustified reason.