Senior Enforcement Officer
The London Borough of Havering in East London, forms part of Outer London. The principal town is Romford. Other communities are Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier Row and Rainham. The borough is mainly suburban, with large areas of protected open space. Romford is a major retail and night time entertainment centre, and to the south the borough extends into the London Riverside redevelopment area of the Thames Gateway.
Our vision is to create a clean, safe and proud borough. These are key values to the people of Havering. Our vision, is about embracing the best of what Havering has to offer and is focused around four cross-cutting priorities: communities, places, opportunities and connections. We want to help our residents to make positive lifestyle choices and ensure a good start for every child to reach their full potential. We will support families and communities to look after themselves and each other, with a particular emphasis on our most vulnerable residents
Senior Enforcement Officer
Grade 7- £34794- £38799pa
The Environment Group within Neighbourhoods, brings together the majority of front facing public realm and enforcement based services.
The Council’s approach to enforcement is a critical priority for both Councillors and local communities, particularly in terms of protecting the street scene, tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB), and all aspects of environmental nuisance and noise.
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 places a statutory duty on Havering Council to work in partnership with agencies, including the police to prevent crime and disorder in the borough.
The Senior Enforcement Officer reports primarily to the Environmental Enforcement Team Leader, or Tactical Enforcement Team Leader as necessary, and may deputise for either in their absence, as required by the Enforcement and Safety Group Manager.
The Senior Enforcement Officer will work across wards and will undertake a range of enforcement activity to resolve crime and disorder, anti-social behaviour, nuisance, environmental issues, highway and other offences.
Duties include:
civil and criminal investigations;
Focused and high levels of enforcement and investigation activities across the borough, addressing issues of crime and disorder, anti-social behaviour, nuisance, environmental issues and other offences;
Responding as directed or tasked to Members Enquires, service requests and demands, complaints and taskings;
Enforcing other areas as deemed necessary; maximising patrol visibility to achieve outcomes as detailed within the relevant service plan and priorities, appraisal, taskings or directions.
The post holder will be required to wear a uniform and work a 5 day shift from Monday to Saturday.
We are looking for someone with a positive, 'can do' attitude who can embrace new ways of working, be innovative and support a team of officers with enthusiasm and professionalism. You must be able to:
patrol on foot or cycle (optional) as and when required.
work outside in all weather conditions and lone patrol when necessary.
wear the supplied uniform as required and conform to any instructions or dress code.
undertake training in the use of vehicles, equipment and all new devices and comply with procedures for their use.
Handle sensitive data and ensure confidentiality at all times
be flexible, working 5 days out of 6 on a rotating shift pattern that may entail late turns, night duty and weekend working, depending on business need.
be flexible over working hours and shifts in order to ensure that the team is always sufficiently staffed and that high quality service delivery is maintained.
You should have a good operational knowledge of The Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014; The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005; The Environmental Protection Act 1990.
The London Borough of Havering is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.
Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Havering Redeployees.
The London Borough of Havering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In addition, the Authority reserves the right to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).
Please note the CV's will not be accepted
Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Help Desk on: 01708 432770
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Teresa Munroe Teresa.Munro@havering.gov.uk
The closing date for the receipt of applications is. 30th July 2020 however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.
Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 0203 373 0909.