About The Role
Working Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 05 November 2024
Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)
This role is subject to:
* Casual Car Documentation: The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
* BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) clearance: this post is subject to BPSS checks. You will therefore be required to consent to and comply with BPSS checking requirements prior to commencing in this post. This check involves verification of identity; nationality and immigration status; employment history (past 3 years) and basic criminal record check.
We are currently recruiting to a vacancy within our Environmental Crimes Team and are looking for someone who is passionate and committed to our City.
The Environmental Crimes Team sits within the Compliance, Enforcement and Community Safety service, which is part of the Neighbourhoods Directorate. The service brings together enforcement and compliance resource and expertise into one team, alongside community safety and civil contingencies.
The key duties of the team include:
* The coordination of works in default of legal Notices served by officers across a range of City Council departments, including Neighbourhood Compliance Teams, the Housing Compliance and Enforcement Team and Planning Enforcement. The works can vary from the clearance of waste from private land to addressing disrepair in private-rented properties and some of the works can be of an urgent nature.
* The detailed progression and management of criminal prosecution cases in respect of a range of environmental offences, including fly-tipping, commercial waste and fly posting.
* Attendance at court where necessary to give evidence in support of debt recovery and prosecution cases.
* Providing enforcement support to teams within the City Council and other agencies, including involvement in specific projects where required.
This is a varied role and the post holder will have responsibility for the management and progression of a portfolio of enforcement cases, ensuring that the appropriate action is taken and all legislative timescales and requirements are met. The successful candidate will work closely with other Council departments, City Solicitors and external agencies such as defence solicitors, the courts and the Council's appointed contractors.
For further information about the role, please contact Sam Kinsey (sam.kinsey@manchester.gov.uk).
About the Candidate
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivated and be able to demonstrate the ability to interpret and apply complex legislation and information from a variety of sources. You will have strong analytical skills and a keen eye for detail. Excellent verbal and written skills are also essential for the role and the post holder will be required to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences, in both a formal and informal setting. The post holder must be flexible in their approach and be able to manage a high volume and varied caseload and so good time management and organisational skills are therefore essential.
Experience in undertaking investigations of a legal nature and conducting interviews under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is desirable, as is experience of giving evidence in court.
About Us
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.
We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.
When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.
To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
* We take time to listen and understand
* We work together and trust each other
* We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
* We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
* We’re proud and passionate about Manchester
A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.
Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council
At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.
If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
* Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
* If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Accessibility
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.
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What we will need from you if you’re successful
If you are successfully offered a position with us, the pre-employment checks you will be asked to undertake will depend on the role you've applied for. As a guide, these may include:
* Passport/ID: You will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to work in the UK
* References (Current and Previous employer)
* Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Clearance
When you join us
We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.
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