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Countryside South
Countryside South
Set in The Heart of Lincolnshire is a bustling market town with a long and varied history
Just south of the city of Lincoln is the Countryside South area, this is rural England at its very best – a perfect base to make the most of Lincolnshire’s incredible aviation heritage and historic landscapes. The area covers Sleaford and Woodhall Spa, and is home to a range of businesses including leading edge SHD Composites, food manufacturer Tulip, the National Golf Centre and the world's largest producer of chlorophyll!
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There are hundreds of different jobs you could do in Lincolnshire. Here are just a few …

HGV Driver
Large goods vehicle (LGV) and heavy goods vehicle (HGV) lorry drivers transport and deliver goods between suppliers and customers.
HGV Driver
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
You'll need to be over 18 and hold a full car driving licence.
You can apply for a job as a trainee with a freight company or complete an LGV course with a private training provider. You'll also need a Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC).
You could get into this job through an apprenticeship.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
excellent driving skills and road safety knowledge
the ability to work alone and concentrate for long periods
a polite manner with customers
the ability to complete record sheets and paperwork accurately
3. What you'll do
You'll drive commercial vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, including articulated lorries, tankers, transporters and trailer wagons. You'll work from depots, distribution centres and warehouses, carrying goods all over the UK and overseas.
Apart from driving, your duties may include:
planning delivery schedules and routes with transport managers
supervising or helping to load and unload goods
making sure loads are safely secured
following traffic reports and changing your route if necessary
completing delivery paperwork and log books
You may also deal with basic maintenance, like oil, tyre and brake checks before and after journeys.
4. Salary
Starter: £18,500 to £22,000
Experienced: £23,000 to £28,000
Highly Experienced: £27,000 to £35,000
Overtime may be available.
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You'll usually work up to 42 hours a week. Overtime may be available but there are strict laws about the amount of hours you can spend driving between rest breaks.
Most of your time would be spent on the road, and you would drive day and night in all weather conditions.
Overnight stays may be necessary.
6. Career path and progression
You could take further training and gain an ADR (Advisory Dangerous Goods by Road) Certificate to drive hazardous goods like toxic chemicals by tanker.
With experience, you could train to become an LGV instructor, freight transport planner or move into management.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £18500
Maximum: £35000

Legal Executive
Legal executives specialise in one area of law and carry out similar tasks to solicitors.
Legal Executive
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
You’ll need to take the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) graduate fast-track diploma to become a chartered member.
To become a chartered member, you’ll need:
to have completed a law degree recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) within the last 7 years, or
to have completed a common professional examination (CPE), or graduate diploma in law (GDL, sometimes known as GDip) conversion course, if you’re a non-law graduate
If you don't have any law qualifications:
you could work for a law firm and study part-time for a level 3 diploma or level 6 professional higher diploma, or
start as a clerical assistant or legal secretary
You’ll then need to work for a further 3 years before qualifying.
Even if you’re not working in a legal environment, if you meet the entry requirements, you could study for the CILEx graduate fast-track diploma full-time, part-time or at home.
CILEx has more information on becoming a legal executive.
2. Skills required
You’ll need:
excellent communication skills
administrative and IT skills
accuracy and attention to detail
research skills
an organised approach
the ability to work under pressure
3. What you'll do
You’ll specialise in a branch of law, like:
conveyancing – the legal side of buying and selling property
probate – wills, trusts and inheritance tax
family law – divorce and children’s matters
civil litigation – disputes between people
criminal law – defence or prosecution of people accused of crimes
company and business law – tax, contracts and employment law
Depending on your specialism, your work might include:
advising clients and explaining legal matters
contacting professionals, like mortgage lenders, planning officers or other lawyers on behalf of clients
researching and summarising legal information
preparing legal documents
writing to clients
drawing up wills
preparing contracts
representing clients in court
preparing bills for clients
4. Salary
Starter: £15,000 to £28,000
Experienced: £35,000 to £55,000
Highly Experienced: up to £100,000
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
In many full-time jobs you’ll work standard office hours Monday to Friday. Flexible hours and part-time work are often possible.
You’ll be based in an office, but may also spend some of your time at courts and police stations.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could take on more complex cases and build up a large client base. You could also progress to leading a team of legal executives and secretaries, or become a practice manager in a law firm.
With further study, you could qualify as a solicitor.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £15000
Maximum: £100000

Joiner
Carpenters and joiners make and install wooden structures, fittings and furniture.
Joiner
Role Description
You’ll work as an employee or a self-employed contractor for large and small construction companies. You may work on a construction site, a client’s premises, or in your own workshop.
Depending on where you work, your day-to-day tasks may include:
- discussing plans and following instructions
- cutting and shaping timber for floorboards, doors, skirting boards and window frames
- making and fitting wooden structures like staircases, door frames, roof timbers and partition walls
- making and assembling fitted and free-standing furniture
- installing kitchens, cupboards and shelving
- building temporary wooden supports to hold setting concrete in place (shuttering)
- making and fitting interiors in shops, bars, restaurants, offices and public buildings
- constructing stage sets for theatre, film and TV productions

Salary Guide
Minimum: £16000
Maximum: £40000

Ecologist
Ecologists study the relationship between plants, animals and the environment.
Ecologist
Role Description
You’ll usually specialise in a particular type of environment, like marine or coastal areas.
You could study a specific animal or plant species.
Your day-to-day duties could include:
- carrying out fieldwork - surveying and recording information on plants, animals, environmental conditions and biodiversity
- researching the impact of human activity, like housing and intensive agriculture, on the environment
- building computer models to predict the effects of development or climate change
- monitoring pollution
- managing wildlife conservation areas, woodland and meadows
- You might also help assess planning proposals and make recommendations on sustainable land use for local authorities, government departments and companies.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £19000
Maximum: £45000

Electrician
Electricians fit, service and fix electrical equipment, circuits, machinery and wiring.
Electrician
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
You'll need a level 3 electrical or electro-technical qualification. You'll need to complete this qualification while you're working in a related job.
A common way to get into this job is through an apprenticeship. An apprenticeship will give you a level 3 qualification.
Taking a level 1 or level 2 qualification in electrical installation may help you to find an apprenticeship or get a trainee position.
Electrical Careers has more information on how to become an electrician.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
practical skills
the ability to follow technical drawings, building plans and wiring diagrams
the ability to work carefully, methodically and safely
planning and organisational skills
problem-solving skills
3. What you'll do
You'll work in range of areas, from bringing power to people's homes to big engineering projects. You may also work with renewable technology, like wind turbines, 'smart' heating systems and solar power.
Your work will depend on the type of electrician you are:
installation electrician - installing power systems, lighting, fire protection, security and data-network systems in all types of buildings
maintenance electrician - checking systems to make sure they're working efficiently and safely
electrotechnical panel builder - making and installing control panels to operate the electrical systems inside buildings
machine repair and rewind electrician - fixing and maintaining electrical motors and transformers
highway systems electrician - installing and maintaining street lighting and traffic management systems
You may also supervise other people in a team.
4. Salary
Starter: £18,000 to £23,000
Experienced: £25,000 to £35,000
Highly Experienced: Up to £42,000
You could get bonuses and overtime pay. There are national rates for travelling time, travel expenses and accommodation costs.
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You'll usually work 30 to 40 hours, Monday to Friday. You may work shifts or be on call.
You may have to travel between jobs and work away from home.
You may have to work around other trades. You may have to work in all weathers, in cramped spaces or at height.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could move into design engineering, site or project management, consultancy work or training.
You could also set up your own business.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £18000
Maximum: £42000

Solicitor
Solicitors advise clients about the law and act on their behalf in legal matters.
Solicitor
Role Description
Skills required
You'll need:
- excellent communication skills with people at all levels
- the ability to understand and interpret complex language
- research and analysis skills
- strong ability with figures and IT
- the ability to manage your time, prioritise and delegate work to others
What you'll do
You could work in different areas, including:
Private practice
- providing legal services like conveyancing, probate, civil and family law, litigation, personal injury and criminal law
- advising businesses and corporate clients in areas like contract law, tax, employment law and company sales and mergers
- advising on insurance, patents, shipping, banking, the media or entertainment
Commerce and industry
- providing in-house legal advice for companies
- Local and central government
- providing advice in areas like education, planning and social services
- advising government ministers
- prosecuting people who break rules
Court services
- working for the Crown Prosecution Service
- advising the police on prosecutions
- advising magistrates in local courts
- Law centres, charities and the armed forces
- advising the not-for-profit sector
Depending on your role, you may be:
- advising and representing clients in court
- instructing barristers or advocates to act for clients
- drafting confidential letters and contracts
- researching legal records and case law
- attending meetings and negotiations
- managing finances and preparing papers for court
- using plain English to explaining complex legal matters to clients
- keeping up to date with changes in the law

Salary Guide
Minimum: £25000
Maximum: £100000

Supply Chain Manager
Supply chain managers organise the movement of goods and materials from suppliers and manufacturers to customers.
Supply Chain Manager
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
There are no set requirements, but it’s common to have a qualification in a relevant subject like:
logistics
international transport
supply chain management
transport management
geography
You could also start in a more junior role like transport clerk and work your way up.
Skills for Logistics and the The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT UK) have more information about careers in supply chain management.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
planning and organisational skills
the ability to motivate and lead a team
spoken and written communication skills
problem-solving and maths skills
good geographical knowledge
If your employer operates overseas it may be useful to speak a foreign language.
3. What you'll do
Supply chains are made up of different operations, from forecasting trends and buying through to transport and distribution.
Depending on which part of the supply chain you're in, your day-to-day tasks may include:
working with procurement managers and buyers to select products that are in demand and will sell
negotiating and managing contracts with suppliers
planning the best way to get goods from suppliers to distribution centres and retailers
tracking shipments and stock levels using computer software
working with retailers to make sure they receive their goods on time and in the right condition
looking at ways to improve supply chain networks
monitoring overall performance to make sure targets are met
preparing forecasts and inventories
recruiting, training and managing a team of supply chain staff
You might also be involved in brand and marketing planning.
4. Salary
Starter: £20,000 to £25,000
Experienced: £25,000 and £45,000
Highly Experienced: Up to £60,000
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You’ll usually work 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. You may work evenings and weekends on a rota basis, or be available on-call to deal with emergencies. Some companies run 24-hour operations involving shift work.
You’ll usually be office-based but would travel to meet clients. This could include travel overseas.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could progress to senior planning jobs and consultancy work.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £20000
Maximum: £60000

Secretary
Secretaries provide administrative support for all types of organisations.
Secretary
Role Description
1. Entry requirements
You may find it useful to have GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) or equivalent, in subjects like English and maths.
A qualification in administration or secretarial skills may help. Employers also value experience, which you could get by temping or volunteering.
You could get into this job through an apprenticeship.
2. Skills required
You'll need:
- an excellent telephone manner
- skills in IT and administration
- the ability to use your initiative and solve problems
- organisational and time management skills
- 3. What you'll do
- You could work in the public or private sectors or for a charity.
- Your day-to-day tasks could include:
- being the first point of contact for visitors, phone calls and emails
- arranging meetings and taking minutes
- diary management and making travel arrangements
- producing letters, reports, spreadsheets and invoices
- updating records on IT systems
- photocopying, printing and filing
- handling confidential information
4. Salary
Starter: £14,000 to £16,000
Experienced: £17,000 to £20,000
Highly Experienced: £25,000
These figures are a guide.
5. Working hours, patterns and environment
You'll usually work in an office, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
You could also work part-time or get temporary work.
6. Career path and progression
With experience, you could become a personal assistant or office manager.
You could also move into human resources work, or train as a legal or medical secretary.

Salary Guide
Minimum: £14000
Maximum: £25000
Employers in Countryside South

Jarell Group
The Jarell Group have over 3000 employees Nationwide and operate across locations in the North, Midlands & south of the country.
Jarell Group

Jarell Group are a collective of professional service organisations focusing on the workforce solutions marketplace. The Jarell Group incorporates in excess of 100 years’ worth of experience in the recruitment and training sectors.
We identify best practice, highlight new trends and encourage communication and collaboration between members. The Jarell group draws on industry experts working for large & small B2B organisations.
As a group of highly experienced professionals, our people redefine best practice on a daily basis. For now, we’re focusing on the recruitment, technology and payroll sectors, with transformative solutions, systems and software.
Our collective insights, skills and talents are streamlining administration, saving time and improving bottom lines for companies and brands across the UK, as well as offering individuals a better way to find and manage their employment, or get a better deal on loans or logistics

Interflora
We are proud to be the world’s largest and most experienced flower delivery network.
Interflora

Interflora is based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Every day, thousands of people trust us to deliver their good wishes and thoughtful sentiments on their behalf. But it's not just about being the largest - we pride ourselves on being the most personable too.
Everyone involved - from our florists, to our delivery drivers, to our customer advisors - all take care to add a little personal touch to the Interflora experience.
We're also proud that so many award-winning florists choose to be part of the Interflora family. Each of our expert florists has the unique blend of skills, creativity and attention to detail needed to create every handmade Interflora bouquet.

Branston
From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers with fresh and ready prepared potatoes. We do all this with the help of dedicated and professional potato growers who deliver the high standards we demand, day in, day out.
Branston

Still a privately owned company, over the years we’ve continued to grow, invest and succeed. We’re as focused as ever on our fresh potato business, while continuing to build on the success of our innovative prepared vegetable ranges. From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the South West, we supply retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers with fresh and ready prepared potatoes
Our Main Board members have a wealth of experience – from farming right through to retail – and they continue to set the strategic direction for the business. They’re supported by the Executive Board, whose diverse range of expertise helps them to take that direction and work out how to turn the plans into reality. And the whole thing is underpinned by the 700-strong team of people who keep everything moving – day in and day out.
Whether running our factories and offices or looking after our growers and customers we’re all passionate about what we do and about how we do it. From maintaining our stringent Environmental Policy to ensuring that we provide safe and ethical working conditions for everyone in our supply chain through the UK Modern Slavery Act, everything we do is guided by a shared vision of ‘How we do business’. Supported by our values, this is what drives our actions every day.
The relationship we have with every single one of our suppliers is incredibly important to us and we pride ourselves on our ability to develop partnerships based on mutual trust. It’s an extremely important part of our approach to business.
We work with all sorts of suppliers: specialist niche growers supplying very small quantities, family farms, large farming businesses supplying huge tonnages, growers supplying in tight seasonal windows and overseas suppliers filling the gaps that our home crop cannot fill.

Frontier Agriculture
Frontier Agriculture is the UK's leading crop production and grain marketing business, recognised for its close customer relationships with farmers and grain consumers and its successful management of the arable supply chain.
Frontier Agriculture

Frontier Agricutlures head office is based in Witham St Hughs, south west of Lincoln.
Frontier’s values are integrity, customer focus and expertise. This means choosing to do the right thing for customers, colleagues and ourselves and collaborating to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.
Frontier people use their skills, training and expertise for the benefit of customers. Frontier encourages, supports and rewards colleagues who consistently demonstrate its values when dealing with each other and customers. The company operates a reward and recognition scheme built around celebrating colleagues who demonstrate exceptional performance as measured against the company values.
Frontier is primarily an organisation built on providing advice and services to customers. This would not be possible without attracting, retaining and developing the most talented people. Frontier expects and supports all colleagues to be the very best that they can. In pursuit of this the company invests heavily in learning and development programmes delivered both in-house and by industry recognised bodies. These cover a wide range of vocational and non-vocational areas including:
- Job specific training – all technical advisors are supported in gaining relevant industry qualifications including FACTS and BASIS.
- More Frontier agronomists hold the highly prestigious BASIS Diploma than at any other business
- Health and safety training
- Driver training – all fleet, delivery and company car drivers are regularly assessed by driver trainers, with fleet drivers required to complete recognised annual training.
- Executive Development Programme - bespoke development opportunities for senior managers, to support career progression and harness their contribution to delivering the business’ strategy
- Leadership Development Programme –Developing managers to better lead, coach and empower their own teams
- Personal skill development – Frontier offers a rolling calendar of general learning opportunities open to all colleagues. As well as training in the use of software such as Microsoft Office applications, these include other courses aimed at improving people’s personal skill set such as ‘speaking with confidence’, ‘overcoming difficult situations’ and ‘getting things done’.
Frontier provides all colleagues with regular performance and development reviews. This is an opportunity for people to identify and agree potential areas for future development with their manager.
Frontier is the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, formed in 2005 as a joint venture between Associated British Foods and Cargill plc. We employ 1,000 people and turn over £1.5 billion. Our vision is to be the first choice partner for crop production and grain marketing, and the first choice employer in UK agriculture.
Our business approach is underpinned by our values of ICE – integrity, customer focus and expertise – which drive our behaviour and are key to our success.Our ambition is to grow our business and we intend to do it responsibly, doing things properly because it’s the right thing to do.
We will use our expertise, our scale and our leadership position to make a difference to others. Some companies call this sustainability. At Frontier, we call it the responsible choice.

P3
We absolutely love what we do, and we’re passionate about the way we do it, and we’re looking for people who share this attitude.
P3

We’re a charity and social enterprise, made up of passionate people, who care about people. We exist to improve lives and communities by delivering services for socially excluded and vulnerable people to unlock their potential and open up new possibilities.
Our vision is that every person has the opportunity to be a full and valued member of a society where social exclusion and isolation no longer exist. It’s that simple!
Everything we do is centred on our core values - being innovative, different, creative, focused entirely on being helpful in everything we do, being passionate about the people we work with, our determination to tackle problems that others won’t, and working together as one team.
P3 services are highly diverse; we operate housing services, community-based support, advice and guidance service
Apprenticeships too!
At P3, we have a track record in supporting apprentices to gain their qualifications, on-the-job experience and in many cases, go on to permanent employment.
Not only will you get training as you work, you will also be able to study for a qualification in your chosen subject; earning while you are learning. We will provide you with a buddy who will support you while you settle into the role. They will be an existing member of staff who has experience in the area that you are working in.

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service
Our core purpose is to help individuals, particularly at transition points in their lives, improve their mental and physical health and well-being and choose healthier lifestyles.
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service

Who we are – strengthening communities, supporting individuals
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) promotes volunteering through its four accredited Volunteer Centres - in Boston, Manby (near Louth), Spalding and Grantham, matching would-be volunteers with opportunities and supporting volunteer involving organisations to recruit, train and retain volunteers.
LCVS is a charity working to support the health and wellbeing of communities and individuals.
It supports community groups to get established, survive and thrive by providing help and guidance with paperwork and governance, resources, sourcing funding and finding and training volunteers.
In addition, LCVS delivers and enables health-related community projects.
Find LCVS at www.lincolnshirecvs.org.uk

Tatums
Our team is motivated, flexible and passionate about food!
Tatums

Located in a courtyard just off Ironmonger Street in the centre of Stamford, Tatums Bistro offers relaxed & comfortable dining, serving good British food, sourcing quality local produce served in a modern & imaginative way.
WINNER OF THE STAMFORD MERCURY GREAT TASTE AWARD 2018

Lincolnshire Talent Academy
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
Lincolnshire Talent Academy

The Talent Academy concept was originally formed in June 2015 as an initiative by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust to support engagement of younger people into its workforce.
Due to its success, the Academy evolved in April 2016 incorporating its Lincolnshire stakeholders to strengthen and support local partnership and the benefits of collaboration.
Today, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy is an umbrella body made up of health and care organisations within the County. Led by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the Academy represents a wide range of stakeholders from the health and care sector.
What do we do?
The Academy delivers proactive services to aid recruitment and skills development of our current and future workforce, whilst also ensuring the portability and integration of skills across the health and care system.
As employers, we work with students, schools, colleges and universities in addition to other agencies such as the DWP to provide services for individuals from the age of 14 and above, all of which are delivered in partnership though our stakeholders. Our remit includes careers inspiration activities incorporating the engagement of the education sector and delivery of careers guidance and work experience, through to the management of apprenticeship training and support for apprenticeship trailblazer standards development across our stakeholders.
With a common shared goal across all stakeholders – to adopt a “grow our own” culture within the county, the Lincolnshire Talent Academy provides the foundation for our collaborative approach to the engagement, recruitment and development of talent within the Health and Care community.

Home From Home Care Ltd
Our staff are the cornerstone of delivering exceptional care and support. We recruit people with the right attitude and an enthusiasm for making the difference.
Home From Home Care Ltd

“Inspired by Laura, our daughter and Hugo’s sister, we created Home From Home Care.
We’re looking for people from all walks of life who may or may not have experience in supporting people with a learning disability to join our team.
We offer a comprehensive training programme and real career development opportunities within great working environments.
Over the last 12 years we have developed specialist residential care homes for adults with learning disabilities and complex special needs. We are based in Dorrington, Lincoln but have home throughout the region.
Combining our family perspective with experienced professionals, we create dynamic and therapeutic services around each person in exceptional environments.
We offer a full and active life to meet personal aspirations, delivering meaningful outcomes and fulfilled days.”
We are driven by wanting to make the difference and setting high standards in everything we provide – from the design and layout of a home, to the colour of the curtains. Creating a warm and homely environment is just the start – it is the quality of the care & support that is essential to delivering fulfilled lives for all our sons and daughters.
We recognise that training is crucial to providing exceptional support.
Our twelve week Induction Programme encompasses the Skills for Care Common Induction Standards.
Mandatory, in-house training and distance learning are opportunities for accreditations, including Level 2 & Diploma in Health & Social Care.
Refresher training and additional specific training ensure we respond positively to the changing needs of each individual we support.
Training programmes are designed to be a pathway to career progression.

Barkston Refinishing
A traditional body shop in Grantham, passionate about cars and apprenticeships.
Barkston Refinishing

What do we do? Barkston Refinishing is a traditional bodyshop. That means that we are able to repair anything that is part of or attached to the vehicle body. This includes bonnets, roofs, glass, wings, doors, quarter panels, boot lids, sills, door mirrors you name it!
All productive staff have been apprentice trained and qualified to city & guilds / NVQ3.
Meet the team:
David (Company Director) has been working on cars since the age of 11 when he first got behind the steering wheel of a 1956 Morris Isis and learned to drive around the yard at the family home. Apprenticed in 1971 for five years and still learning 37 years later , proud to have worked with some real tradesmen. During that time the job has seen many changes mostly good, but sadly some things not so. Every day brings a new challenge, sometimes frustration, but always satisfaction and pride.
Andy has shadowed his brother Dave since he left school with a few variations of employers but shares the same love of the job. He joined Barkston Refinishing in May 1983 and celebrates 35 years with the company this year.
Paul son of David was born to spray. Loves to paint something different and wants to hear from you! Normally nobody sees the efforts of his labour as his job is to repair the car so that no one can tell its been done. Give him something different to do and make him happy!
Rosemarie married David in 1977 and still loves him. – what a woman! Rosemarie mans the office on a Friday and generally looks after the money. She is a pussycat most of the time but is feared in accounts departments and by debtors who dare to exceed our credit terms without telling her
Adam has loved classic cars every since he was 11 when he built a 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 from a bare shell upwards and every since he was ready to do anything with a car from learning how to paint it to how to do bodywork on it from welding to panel beating, Adam is our apprentice, joined in September 2016 and is making a good start to his career

Water Management Alliance
Whether you work for us as a digger driver or as a member of the senior management team, there will be a considerable variety of challenges in your diverse workload and you will be offered real opportunities for career development.
Water Management Alliance

The Water Management Alliance
The Water Management Alliance (WMA) is a group of like-minded Internal Drainage Boards (known as IDBs) operating in the Anglian Region. We are building resource and capacity in the Anglian region in order to meet the challenges of climate change, sustainable water and flood risk management. The WMA works closely with our IDB’s, partners, communities and individuals to secure new funding streams and deliver innovative approaches at a local level.
We welcome partnership approaches and aim to deliver value for money projects using local expertise and experience.
Did you know Internal Drainage Boards…?
- date back some 900 years and are one of Europe’s oldest water management organisations.
- have statutory powers to undertake flood defence and water management works.
- aim to manage water levels and flood risk management for people and wildlife sustainably and aim to limit impacts of flood and drought within their drainage districts.
- are collectively one of the biggest managers of freshwaters and wetlands in the UK.
- manage drainage districts that cover 10% of the land in England and Wales.
- manage and maintain over 500 pumping stations, 22,000 km of watercourse and numerous sluices and weirs for people and wildlife.
The Water Management Alliance works for and on behalf of other Flood Risk Management Authorities as well as community groups, NGO’s and landowners. We also deliver significant flood risk management benefits and enhanced environmental outcomes on the ground. Our members are all independent and democratically accountable statutory bodies who seek to protect some 548,000 hectares in East Anglia.
The WMA Eastern Drainage Boards include the Broads IDB, East Suffolk IDB and the Norfolk Rivers IDB.
South Holland:
This includes some of the most fertile arable land in the world and is widely recognised as the bread basket of Britain. The area is home to around 60,000 people, a thriving local economy and an increasingly popular tourist destination that attracts visitors from around the country. The area is both locally and nationally important and worth the cost of defending and protecting, now and in future.
Although the entire area is at considerable theoretical risk of river flooding and inundation from the sea, the actual risk is substantially reduced by the work that we do in partnership with Local Authorities, the Environment Agency and Natural England.
The area's full watershed catchment area draining to the Drainage District is the same as the Drainage District, which means that we can provide a better service than we might otherwise be able to: this is because we are not compelled to take surface water from outside the Drainage District that we have no control over. This gives us an advantage in being able to protect the people of South Holland and reduce the risk of flooding.
If you choose to work for the WMA or any of its Member Boards you will be joining an organisation which is striving to provide employees with a positive employment experience. Whether you work for us as a digger driver or as a member of the senior management team, there will be a considerable variety of challenges in your diverse workload and you will be offered real opportunities for career development.
To find out more about the WMA follow them on @The_WMA

Dappledown House Nursery
Building careers and developing children.
Dappledown House Nursery

Dappledown is based in an original village Old school with a pony and paddock as neighbours. Pauline Morgan took over Dappledown House Nursery in 2012 and it has flourished further ever since.
We offer a warm, nurturing environment with fully trained and experienced staff. Unique stunning views as well as our large outdoor play area, enable the children to take full advantage of our countryside environment.

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