The Oxford City Council has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate person to join the team at Rose Hill Community Centre. We are seeking a Part Time Community Café Assistant to work in Rose Hill Community Centre Cafe but may also be required to support in the centre. Working on site you will cover a variety of tasks including keeping the kitchen facilities clean and safe, serving and preparing food in the Café, dealing with customer enquiries and covering front of house reception. As a Community Café Assistant, you will be the face of Oxford City Council at the Community Centre on a day-to-day basis for the local community.
This role is vital to ensuring the centre cafe operates to its full potential and customers leave having had an enjoyable experience and are keen to recommend the cafe to friends and family.
This presents a unique opportunity for an individual with the relevant skills, who are friendly, flexible, committed to providing the highest standards of food service and community orientated. If this sounds like you, we would be pleased to hear from you.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Shabnam Sabir on 01865 749597 or email ssabir@oxford.gov.uk
You can only apply for this role if you are currently working for Oxford City Council as an employee (including staff who are on secondment to another organisation) or Agency Worker subject to the Agency Workers Directive.
Oxford City Council has a new development opportunity for someone with experience of delivering a wide range of disabled adaptations to carry out duties within the Home Improvement Agency. This is a career graded role with training to be provided in order to help you to progress from a Grade 6 to a Grade 7.
You must be flexible, with the ability to deliver a service that supports our customers to leading a good quality of life with the right level of independence, you will have current and future customer needs at the heart of everything you do.
Displaying a positive ‘can do’ approach and using your own initiative to respond effectively are key to being part of this pro-active team. So if this sounds like you and you are interested in this fantastic opportunity then please continue below and find out more on how you can apply.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Becky Walker bwalker@oxford.gov.uk
Do you want to help shape the future of Oxford? Do you have a passion for results, with an enthusiasm for making a difference? If so, come and join us and help contribute to building and sustaining a world class city.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Urban Design Officer to join our Urban Design & Heritage Team and deal with a wide range of design issues.
Providing a high quality design service, you will be forward thinking and have the ability to make decisions and stand-alone whilst working as part of a team. A good working knowledge of urban design best practice, planning policy and guidance are also required as well as excellent urban design skills and good working knowledge of urban regeneration. The City Council runs the Oxford Design Review Panel, this panel is currently being reconfigured. You will have an important role in facilitating and coordinating the operation of the Oxford Design Review Panel.
Interested? If so please find out more below on how to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full list of essential and desirable criteria.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Clare Golden on 01865 252221 or email cgolden@oxford.gov.uk
Are you interested in working with Oxford’s local communities?
Do you think you could help them to share stories about their heritage and the history of the city with other people?
Are you creative and organised?
If you are all these things, this could be an opportunity for you.
In 2025, the Museum of Oxford will celebrate turning 50 years old. With the help of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we will be working in partnership with Oxford’s communities to celebrate and share 50 new stories of our local heritage.
The Cultural Learning and Participation Apprentice is a new National Lottery Heritage Fund funded position and will play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of the Museum of Oxford’s 50th birthday year project.
Based in the Museum and in the local community, you will work with community groups and support them to share their heritage by sharing objects, creating new displays in the Museum of Oxford, collecting oral histories and writing new museum labels.
Up to 20% of your placement with the Museum will be dedicated to training, and as part of this training you will complete a Level 3 Cultural Learning and Participation Officer Apprenticeship with Westminster Adult Education Service. Alongside support from the museum team, they will support your placement and create structure for your learning and coursework.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Kate Toomey by email at ktoomey@oxford.gov.uk
Established in 2014, the Oxford Design Review Panel (ODRP) is a dynamic and influential group of experts dedicated to ensuring the high-quality design of buildings, streets, and spaces across Oxford through a design review process. Providing independent, impartial advice on major developments the Panel play an important role in helping to safeguard the unique character and future legacy of our beautiful, historic city.
Oxford is a world class city with an international reputation. A major challenge is accommodating growth, increasing density of development and addressing climate change but without compromising design quality or harming heritage assets. As a world class city, Oxford attracts the best architects to work on schemes that have been transformational for the city in recent years, and the Oxford Design Review Panel is critical for guiding these schemes.
About the Role: Oxford City Council is seeking passionate, skilled professionals to join the ODRP. As a panel member, you’ll play a key role in shaping the urban landscape, guiding projects through a design review process that is fully integrated into Oxford's planning system. Your insights will directly contribute to ensuring that new developments enhance the city’s architectural and public realm, promote sustainability, and respect local heritage.
We’re Looking for Experts in the Following Areas:
Key Responsibilities:
What to Expect: As a panelist, you’ll be expected to participate in a design review or event every three to four months, with some meetings scheduled fortnightly for extended periods. Reviews take half a day for one scheme and a full day for two, with larger or more complex projects taking longer. This includes site visits, briefings, and discussions to ensure thorough and informed feedback.
Why Join? This is a fantastic opportunity to influence the future of Oxford while working with other leading practitioners. You'll help create a lasting legacy of thoughtful, innovative, and high-quality design in one of the UK’s most iconic cities.
How to Apply: If you're an experienced professional in one of the fields mentioned above and are passionate about creating sustainable, well-designed places, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become part of Oxford's ongoing story of growth and innovation.
Help shape the future of Oxford – join the ODRP today!
Whilst the application process for Chair/Vice Chair has closed we are still actively recruiting panel members.