R2R16 Enforcement Officer
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Job Location:
Southend on Sea - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Your New Organisation
Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.
Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance. As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services transport public health and parks through to planning trading standards community safety and education so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work learn and make a difference.
Your new role
An opportunity to join our Regulatory services team on a full time and permanent basis. The role offers flexibility but the successful candidate will need to be mobile and available in the city during weekdays. You will need to be available to respond to on-going nuisance calls during the course of the day as they arise and be proactive in your investigation of these cases. The role will also include the triaging of cases for other colleagues in the team as well as managing your own case load.
The role will require work across the range of regulatory services functions but focuses mainly in the environmental protection team investigating nuisance including domestic noise nuisance dust light bonfires drainage pest infestations and accumulations. The team also work closely with our licensing team development control and events teams.
The role contributes to the councils ambitions to have a strong and prosperous community and a safe city with a good quality of life for all. To help us deliver these ambitions you will have knowledge and expertise in relation to enforcement.
You may be required to be flexible in respect of out of hours work requirements to meet the needs of the service.
What youll need to succeed
As stated in the JD you will need to have experience of enforcement of functions within a Local Authority or other statutory body. You will need to have or develop relevant knowledge in areas of environmental protection including investigation of cases and dealing with any resultant criminal proceedings.
It is vital that you can communicate effectively verbally and in writing as you will be dealing with a variety of stakeholders from different backgrounds and across different levels. It is crucial that you are efficient when dealing with the competing agendas of stakeholders and driven to achieve the best outcome. You need to be proficient with IT various databases and monitoring systems. Essentially you will be a team player with flexibility in respect of out of hours work requirements to ensure the needs of the service and in tune with the values and behaviours expected at SCC.
What youll get in return
When joining the council you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training. A full list of benefits provided by Southend Council can be viewed on the Why Work For Us tab.
What you need to do now
If you are interested in this role please click apply online to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
If you would like a copy the Job Description please click here
Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to.
All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.
The Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications regardless of race sex disability sexual orientation gender reassignment marital or civil partner status pregnancy or maternity age or religion or belief.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
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