Community Enviromental Enforcement Officer (Environmental Crime)

The Service & Team:

The Community Protection Team plays a crucial role in maintaining public safety and environmental standards across Cornwall. Through a combination of education support and enforcement the team works with businesses individuals and communities to ensure compliance with parking and environmental regulations. Their work includes investigating complaints managing technical enquiries and addressing a wide range of community-related environmental issues. By promoting awareness and adherence to relevant laws the team helps create a safer cleaner and more orderly environment for all residents

The Role:

Are you passionate about protecting communities and the environment Do you thrive in a collaborative team and have a strong background in enforcement

Were looking for a proactive and committed Community Environmental Enforcement Officer to join our Community Protection Team. This role focuses on tackling environmental crimesuch as fly tipping littering waste duty of care and abandoned vehiclesthrough education engagement and enforcement.

What youll do:

• Investigate environmental offences and take appropriate enforcement action under legislation such as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Clean Neighbourhood & Environment Act 2005
• Conduct interviews gather evidence and prepare reports for legal proceedings.
• Engage with the public businesses and partners to raise awareness and promote compliance.
• Collaborate with agencies like the Environment Agency Defra and local police to improve outcomes.
• Support service planning and contribute to initiatives that improve quality and efficiency.

Working Pattern:

37 hour - Monday to Friday

What youll need to succeed:

• A strong team player with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in enforcement ideally within environmental crime.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and work effectively under pressure.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience plus 5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and other IT systems.

What youll get in return:

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

a competitive salary.

a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

The role is likely to cover mid / west Cornwall area

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Sarah-Jane Brown -

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.