Street Enforcement Officer - Waverley Court

Job Description

Place

Street Enforcement Officer
Waverley Court

Salary: £28,046 - £32,010
Hours: As stated below:

The working pattern for this post will be on a 4 on 4 off basis, which will be as followed:
Sunday – Thursday 1pm –12am, Friday and Saturday 2pm – 1am.

These posts have additional payments for variable working hours, night hours, supplements and weekend hours.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Street Enforcement Officers to undertake a variety of duties to improve the safety and quality of the street environment with a primary focus on enforcement by using delegated statutory functions. This will involve extensive communication and engagement with members of the public, businesses, other Council services and other stakeholders and may involve investigations and involvement in demanding and complex cases.

Applicants must have:
• Experience of working in an outcome driven and customer focussed environment.
• Ability to interpret policy, procedure and legislation relevant to the role and apply it to working practices.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate confidently with colleagues at all levels, customers, community group, partners and elected members.
• Accuracy and attention to detail – the post holder is required to gather evidence and record comprehensive information in relation to investigations and attention to detail is essential to ensure this is carried out in an accurate manner.
• Flexibility and adaptability – the post holder should be flexible and be able to adapt to different situations and changes in order to meet service demands.
• Desirable UK Driving License

This post is subject to a basic disclosure check.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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