VanESSA Driver and Project Support Officer

• East Suffolk Council
• Location: Riverside, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ or East Suffolk House, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT, with the project is located in Leiston
• Salary: £29,542 - £32,046 per annum (pro rata)
• Hours: 25 - 30 hours per week
• Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 30 September 2028

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Communities Team as a VanESSA Driver and Project Support Officer.

Your role

You will safely operate and maintain the VanESSA (East Suffolk Support and Advice) mobile food and advice hub vehicle – a 2023, Euro 6, 5m Renault Master Manual Diesel - to support the practical delivery of East Suffolk Council's rural mobile hub programme.

What you will need

As the successful candidate, you will have experience of driving as part of a work – related role and carrying out routine safety checks. The post holder will have knowledge of health and safety responsibilities in a public facing environment and have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

To find out more

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Gemma Fraser by emailing [email protected]

Closing date: 11.30 pm, 9 October 2026.

Interview date: 19 and 20 October 2026.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (Word).

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (Word). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, visit the How to Apply section of our Career Site.