Civil Enforcement Officer
Team: Parking Enforcement
Job Family: Directing - CBG7
Salary: £26,421 - £28,770 per annum pro rata (+ additional weekend enhancement)
Contract: Fixed - Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week (Please note that you’ll work a shift pattern of 4 on 4 off, on a rolling 8-week rota, with weekend working (with enhancement) a mixture of early and late shifts between 7am and 9:30pm). - Part time hours will also be considered
- There are 2 vacancies available for this post
Location: Thorn Turn, Houghton Regis or Sandy Depot, Sandy - please state your preferred location in your application.
Closing Date: Rolling advert until 30th June 2024 - Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early if a high number of applicants are recieved.
Interview Date: Applications will be considered on receipt. Interviews will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams
About the role:
Do you enjoy working outdoors and keeping fit? Are you looking for a generous holiday allowance and pension? Access to staff benefits like gym membership, discount on holidays, eating out and access to our assistance programme and much more? If so, the role of a Civil Enforcement Officer could be for you.
Our parking enforcement team aims to provide a high quality of civil enforcement action throughout Central Bedfordshire to aim to ensure the free movement of traffic and rotation of car parking spaces within our Car Parks and on street parking. We endeavour to maximise compliance of our parking restrictions through education and enforcement. By providing local residents, visitors and businesses clear and effective parking solutions we help make sure Central Bedfordshire is a great place to live and work.
The Civil Enforcement Officers are responsible for providing an efficient and effective service of parking enforcement in order to minimise vehicles parking in contravention, through the issue of penalty charge notices. You will provide this service in accordance with the council’s objectives and policies. Full training will be given to the successful candidate, this will include on the job training and a level 2 award for parking enforcement officers. You will be required to apply for Standard DBS clearance as part of the Recruitment process. You will need a full clean Driving Licence.
Using your great communication skills you will be confident in dealing with members of the public, council members and partners while representing the Council in a positive and proactive manner.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this Recruitment Pack
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Catherine Farenden at Catherine.Farenden@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or 0300 300 4909.
For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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Safeguarding
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
If you require assistance to apply for our roles, help with writing your CV, interview techniques or careers advice please contact our team of careers advisors at ncs@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Our service is confidential, impartial and free for all.