COMM ENT 766 - Parking Attendant

Employer Description

South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• People - skills, learning and employability
• Place - physical infrastructure and place
• Business - business development and growth

Job Description

Two Permanent Post.

Hours: 35 hours per week.

Work Pattern: 35 hour post working 5 days over 7 days.

Hourly Rate: £14.43 - £14.93 per hour.

View the Parking Attendant job profile

Opportunities have arisen for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to be part of our Parking team responsible for the Council’s on and off-street parking enforcement, undertaking patrols and issuing penalty charge notices to those vehicles found to be parked in contravention of Traffic Regulation Orders.

To succeed in this role, you will have a good basic level of education and be able to read, understand and follow policies and procedures, along with experience of working in a customer based environment. You should also have a good understanding of smart phones and how they operate. A knowledge and understanding of personal health and safety requirements is required.

You must have good verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to remain composed in difficult and conflicting situations. You should be customer focused with the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.

You must be able to work outside in all weathers and be able to cope with the physical and emotional demands of the job.

A current driving licence is essential.

You will be required to travel to various locations within South Lanarkshire in the vehicle provided and patrol on foot a designated area throughout.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working including consideration of a condensed working weeks, for example - a 4-day working week, maternity or paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.