The Key Worker Qualifying roles are:

Education

Qualified teachers in schools, further education and sixth form colleges, children's social workers and qualified nursery nurses in LEA nursery schools only.

Environmental Health Officers/Practitioners

Qualified Environmental Health Officers/Practitioners who work in a local authority, government agency, NHS or other public sector agency and who hold either an EHRB Certificate of Registration or an EHRB Diploma in Environmental Health.

Firefighters

Uniformed fire and rescue staff below principal level.

Local Authority

Local authority employed clinical staff, adult social workers, occupational therapists, educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, rehabilitation officers for the visually impaired and qualified nursery nurses.

Local authority planners employed by the Local Planning Authority delivering statutory planning services.

Connexions Personal Advisors provided that a local authority or a Connexions Partnership employs them. Connexions Personal Advisors employed by private or voluntary sector organisations are not eligible.

Ministry of Defense

Regular Service Personnel including the Military Provost Guard Service in the Navy, Army and Air Force. Clinical staff (with the exception of doctors and dentists). MOD Police Officers. Uniformed staff in the Defence Fire Service.

National Health Service

All clinical staff employed by the NHS except doctors and dentists.

Police

Police officers and community support officers including those working for the British Transport Police or the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) in certain areas. Some front line civilian police roles are also eligible - this varies by force.

Prison Service

Prison officers and related grades, operational support grades, nursing staff, industrials and instructional officers.

Probation Service

Probation officers, senior probation officers, probation service officers. Trainee probation officers are eligible for discounted rent properties only.

Traffic Officer staff of the Highways Agency Traffic Officer Service

All applicants must be in one of the following safety critical roles: Supervisor (on road and off road), Traffic Officer and RCC Operator

Sometimes New Build HomeBuy can be offered to key workers with “broad definition” roles based around Ashford Borough Councils own local priorities. In these cases the key worker roles are set according to local priorities. They include all of those listed above but also other employment roles and functions into consideration please read Guide to Key Workers (Local Ashford Definition) (Link to Local Ashford Definition)

Current Key Worker (Local Ashford Definition) criteria is defined as:

• An employee within the public sector whose role is essential to the well-being of the community and who is employed within the borough of Ashford or within a 20 mile radius
• Someone without whom a number of other people or specialist equipment cannot function

If you believe that you may fall into this category but are employed in a job other than as a Police Officer, Nurse, Doctor, School Teacher or Fire fighter then it will be necessary to provide a supporting letter from your employer. If you are a Kent County Council or Local Government employee then a letter from your Service Manager/Director will be required.

I am not a public sector key worker; can I still apply for Open Market HomeBuy?

The options more widely available to people who are not key workers are New Build HomeBuy and Resales. If you meet the eligibility criteria you should contact Moat by visiting the HomeBuy website or calling 07002 662846.