Licensing Officer
Salary - £24,294 - £25,979 (Grade 4)
Hours - 37
Contract - Full time, Permanent
Do you want to help protect the public, defend the reputation of an industry and restore the country’s public transport infrastructure?
The post we are advertising for is for a Permanent Licensing Officer Inspector role working a morning shift of 07:45am to 15:45pm daily Monday to Friday at our Licensing Depot in Chapel Street, Bilston. You will inspect the vehicles to ensure compliance to be issued with their Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence.
Our Council licences more drivers than any other in the country and these drivers require safe compliant vehicles. We are at the forefront of licensing, using state-of-the-art technology to ensure public safety through checks on drivers, vehicles and operators.
You will be helping to stop dangerous vehicles being issued a licence, to keep our roads safe. As such, we’re looking for people who are good with personnel skills/customer service and have excellent attention to detail.
If you’re interested in a career in licensing, this role is the perfect place to start. We work in modern ways and there are some roles that enable partial remote working. No prior knowledge of licensing is necessary (although it helps!) as all training will be provided. There are several progression routes for you to take; either becoming a senior officer before entering management, or joining our compliance team to lead on investigations. We work to develop people through professional apprenticeship schemes, where you can learn a new qualification, such as:
* Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship
* Level 3 Team Leader/Supervisor
* Level 4 Business and Professional Administration Apprenticeship
* Level 5 Operations Manager
* Level 6 Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship
* Level 7 Senior Leaders Degree Apprenticeship
Support is available along the way, with access to the West Midlands Coaching Pool for professional coaches and mentors, which is in addition to guaranteed professional conversations each quarter to help your development.
Whatever your interests, we can guarantee that no two days are the same and that you’ll be making a valuable contribution to your local community by protecting the public from people who should not be transporting fare-paying passengers around.
The starting salary for a licensing officer is £24,294 rising to £25,979. Pay point increments are paid on 1st April each year until the maximum of the grade is reached.
New employees start with 26 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays! If you are working elsewhere in local government, you can maintain your continuous service and qualify for more leave. In addition, all officers are required to take three days mandatory unpaid leave, ordinarily over the Christmas period.
If that’s not enough leave, you can top up your annual leave entitlement by up to 10 days’ additional annual leave (pro rata) through the Buying Annual Leave salary sacrifice scheme and save on tax and national insurance in the process.
You can benefit from Corporate Membership at WV Active, the Council’s leisure facilities which offer gym facilities, exercise classes, swimming, a sauna, steam room and more.
Employees are able to join the defined-contribution Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administered by the West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF). Each year, 1/49th of your pensionable pay is put into your pension account and the total amount of pension in your account is adjusted in line with changes in the cost of living. You also receive tax relief on the contributions that you pay.
The Council participates in the Cycle2Work salary sacrifice scheme, allowing you to save money and spread the cost of a new bike and accessories.
As a Council employee you can access free, confidential and independent support 24/7 through Care First, the Council’s Employee Assistance Programme.
For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Our working arrangements
All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location.
Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.
Diversity
We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality.
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.
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