Community Protection Officers Ref EE12025

Community Protection Officers - Ref: EE12025
G8: 39152 - 41771 per annum.

Community Protection are a hard working responsive front line service who protect the communities and environment of Walsall from harm. This role includes targeting those causing anti social behaviour and neighbour nuisance fly tippers and litterers people causing highways obstructions and environmental harm. There will also be opportunity to work on unauthorised encampments and deal with the licensed trade and taxi trade to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The team work closely with partners such as the police social landlords and other internal departments to target resources and legal powers to maximum effect.

You should have experience or the ability to work in a busy front-line enforcement team. You will carry a high workload of reactive cases whilst also contributing to proactive initiatives aimed at reducing demand and improving the environment and quality of life for the communities of Walsall. The candidate will be expected to mediate and negotiate positive outcomes to cases and initiate legal proceedings through warning letters fixed penalty notices statutory notices and court cases where the worst offences are being dealt with. The post holder should have a methodical approach to work an attention for detail but be able to manage their time in order to keep the workload moving often at pace. The service provides training in all areas of responsibility and lots of potential to work with partners and other agencies on complex and interesting cases.

Read more about our benefits at you would like to know more about this role please contact:

Sarah Heath Team Leader Community Protection

Emma Haydon Senior Community Protection Officer

David Atkins Senior Community Protection Officer

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children young people and vulnerable adults.

Note:Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

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Important note: When completing your online application form you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement you will not be also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see ourInformation for Applicants leaflet for further information.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.

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Closing Date: 22nd February 2026.