Chelmsford (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£31,298 to £34,002 per annum
37 hours
The Community Protection Team at Chelmsford City Council are currently looking to recruit a Community Protection Officer to deal with the investigation of nuisance and public health complaints and the enforcement of environmental crimes.
The role is varied and interesting with duties including those relating to:
• Enforcement of littering, fly-tipping, dog fouling and related environmental crime within the City.
• Enforcement of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
• Statutory nuisance, noise, anti-social behaviour and general pollution investigation.
• Participation in all aspects of the stray dog service, retrieving and transporting stray dogs, education and enforcing dog fouling legislation.
• Public health and drainage issues.
• Enforcement of animal welfare licensing provisions.
The ideal applicant will need excellent communication skills, a commitment to customer care and be an effective team member whilst still having the ability to take on a varied case load and work independently. This is an enforcement role and candidates will need experience of providing front line public services.
A full driving licence is required and the postholder will need to undertake some aspects of the work outside of normal office hours.
The Community Protection Officer role require the operation of a seasonal shift pattern during the summer months, where the postholder will be required to work a rota of up to 3 days a week, between the hours of 06.00 – 21.00 hours. Some weekend working is also required throughout the year.
Find out more about Chelmsford and Working for the City Council by viewing our Uncover Your Potential brochure above.
Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.
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