Civil Enforcement Officer

Civil Enforcement Officer

Job description

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Join us to keep streets safe and clear for pedestrians and drivers travelling in the city.

You’ll patrol streets and issue Penalty Charge Notices to vehicles which are not complying with parking regulations. Whilst patrolling, you’ll ensure pay and display machines are functioning correctly, and signs and lines are maintained. During match day parking, you’ll patrol and check temporary restrictions are in place.

You may be required to drive a van as well as assist with any vehicle that may need towing. Resilient yet customer focused, you’ll have experience of working with the members of the public especially in challenging situations. Using good literacy and numeracy skills, and with basic IT skills you’ll make clear recordings of events and observations as well as accurately record time using a 24 hour clock.

If you can work across the city in all weathers, potentially walking up to 7 hours per day, and are happy to wear a uniform then we would love to hear from you. You’ll be provided with all the necessary equipment including hand-held devices and a radio to carry out your role effectively.

These are full-time, permanent posts working 37 hours per week, including some evenings and weekends. Hours of work will be between 6am and 1.45am on a rota basis.

This post is subject to standard DBS check. A full driving license is required.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Nathan Lennox on 0116 454 2525 or email nathan.lennox@leicester.gov.uk