About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated full-time staff member to join the dynamic Parking Services Team to help manage, improve, and maintain traffic flow across Dorset and manage parking facilities for our many tourists & visitors throughout the year.
What’s in it for you:
Your base will be in Charminster, Dorchester, but you will have the opportunity to work across the Dorset area, in its historic and iconic towns, villages, and beautiful coastline and countryside. The majority of the time you will be working with minimal supervision but will be part of a professional, experienced dedicated team with a strong customer focus.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal supporting role in delivering a vital service to residents, businesses & visitors in the Dorset area. Excellent communication skills are essential in this front-facing role as at times the role can be challenging.
What you can expect to be doing:
You will be a uniformed public-facing representative of Dorset Council and as such will be providing information & guidance to members of the public and liaising with councillors and other authority services.
You will be monitoring and enforcing parking regulations with an objective to keep traffic flowing and to keep access to local businesses and amenities for both residents and visitors alike.
By providing a high visibility proactive patrol you will be encouraging compliance throughout the road networks of Dorset and compliance within the car parks, safeguarding revenue income that supports many of Dorset Council's essential services.
About You:
Essential skills:
* literate and numerate with excellent communication skills
* experience in a public-facing role
* required, post entry, to gain a thorough knowledge of legislation and parking regulations
* full clean driving licence
* basic IT knowledge and skills to include usage of smartphone or similar device, Microsoft Office, and Teams
* fit to carry equipment, walk considerable distances and work outside in all weathers
* smart appearance
* experience of working with people in difficult and challenging circumstances with an ability to resolve conflict in a professional manner
* ability to work with minimal supervision and within a team environment
* able to follow procedures
* to be motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable.
Further Information
For more information contact:
Marion Fisher
marion.fisher@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
01305 838236
Interviews will take place in January 2025.
This post requires significant travel. You must have a full clean driving licence and the capability to drive allocated fleet vehicles as required.
This post may involve working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.
About Us
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work, and visit. Working for us should be no exception.
At Dorset Council we:
* provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
* have ambitious aspirations
* are excited about our future
* care about Dorset and all the people who live here
* know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
You will:
* have access to a range of employee benefits
* be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
* have access to a range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives, and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.
We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.
We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
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