Community Protection Officer

The Community Protection Team 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 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.
  
  Some knowledge of all or some of the above environmental and public health protection disciplines is essential.
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., As part of our accreditation with Essex Family Friendly Employers Charter, this full-time role can be offered on a job share or part-time basis, providing we are able to recruit to the remaining hours. Should this be of interest to you please state so in your personal statement. Further information on the family friendly charter can be found: https://www.essex.gov.uk/family-friendly-charter/family-friendly-employer-principles., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.