Waste Crime Officer

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who feels passionate about the environment and has the skills to engage with residents, businesses, and visitors of the Borough to encourage a safe, clean and green environment by using relevant legislation.

The role of Waste Crime Officer will support waste crime investigations, including dealing with a wide range of environmental crimes such as fly tipping and littering incidents, issuing fixed penalty notices, carrying out checks to ensure businesses deal with their waste correctly and preparing cases for court. You will need to demonstrate attention to detail, perseverance and integrity. You will work within a successful, innovative, and motivated team dedicated to reducing the amount of waste related crime in the Borough. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to communicate in a professional and courteous manner even in potential confrontational situations. If you are an enthusiastic, motivated individual committed to helping Maidstone achieve a safe clean and green Borough, then we look forward to receiving an application from you. This is a full time position on a permanent contract. About You: GCSE grade 6-9 in Mathematics and English (or equivalent) and a working knowledge of environmental legislation including Environmental Protection Act 1990 Sec 33/34. Ideally, you will have experience of project and case management, with proven ability to maximise opportunities for intelligence gathering and produce intelligence product to support investigations. Additionally, you will have excellent IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel and a full clean driving licence., 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.

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans. We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
• Free parking
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role
Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.