Fixed-based worker

Fixed-base workers:

• carry out all or most of their work at a specific location because of specialist systems, equipment or because they work with the public from a set location
• may work from more than one fixed location
• work at their fixed location or locations most of the time
• have a dedicated workspace or team area
• are unlikely to share workspace, unless they work part time or job share

You use Microsoft Teams and email to communicate with colleagues or users of a service. Your role could also involve working with service users face to face.

You may be able to work at other locations or sometimes from home, with agreement from your line manager.

Within Children and Families and Education, some quadrant and countywide roles have been allocated as fixed-base workers. These roles are not necessarily expected to be in a fixed location the whole time, but if they are carrying out work at a council location then this is expected to be within their allocated quadrant as presence with the team is critical to the service, hence the categorisation as fixed-base rather than anywhere workers.

Examples of fixed-base workers are library workers and reception staff in a public building.

Your working hours

Working patterns are usually defined by your workplace's opening hours. On rare occasions you may need to work flexible hours.

If you need to permanently change your hours of work, for example from full time to part time, you'll need to follow the information in the formal right to request flexible working guidance.​

If you change roles

Your agreed workstyle and workstyle personalisation​ relate to your current role. If you apply internally for another role, you must apply for it on the basis of the working pattern and location outlined in the job advertisement.

If you have a work arrangement passport because of a disability or caring arrangement, this will continue, where reasonable.