Working within the Environmental Protection Team, you will deal with a varied scope of day-to-day work activities addressing anti-social behaviour and enviro-crime. You will carry out investigations into complaints relating to waste and other environmental offending. You will plan and implement interventions to improve the environmental quality of our communities with drive, positivity, visibility, and a clear focus on positive outcomes.
This is a regulatory role, and you must demonstrate an excellent understanding of good regulatory principles, which will range from written advice and warnings to implementing various regulatory interventions, including drafting and serving legal notices, issuing civil penalties, and preparing cases for court proceedings.
Experience of engaging with, sympathetically responding to, and supporting all members of our communities is an essential requirement of this post. The delivery of all work will be founded on the principles of the council’s core organisational values.
If you have the skills to educate and effectively communicate, the enthusiasm, tenacity, and commitment to deliver appropriate regulation to improve our communities and environment, with a clear focus on delivering a quality customer-focused service, then we would like to hear from you.
A full current UK driving licence is essential. As a result, you will be required to sign up to the authorised external DVLA driving licence validation organisation that we use to manage and monitor our employees' driving licence data.
This post is temporary until November 2025. The hours of work for this position are 37 per week, working Monday to Friday. There is a requirement for availability for ad-hoc operational requirements necessitating work in the early morning, evening, and occasionally at weekends or on bank holidays, including the need for occasional overnight stays away from home for training courses.
The post holder will be based at Morecambe Town Hall with hybrid working options available.
The Council currently operates an excellent Flexible Working Hours Scheme which applies to this post. Subject to the needs of the business, this may allow employees to work between the hours of 6:00 am-10:30 pm.
About You
You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together, and Ambition.
Our Benefits
* Generous annual leave allowance
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities, and retail.
Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.
We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.
At Lancaster City Council, we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensures that our organisation is a great place to work for all.
We are a disability confident committed employer.
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.
Interview date: TBC
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed-term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £34,314.00-£39,513.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 72_24
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