Licensing & Enforcement Officer
Job introduction
We have a vacancy for a part-time Licensing Enforcement Officer in the Taxis Licensing Team.
This role requires you to undertake a wide range of professional duties for the licensing, inspection and enforcement of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles, their operators and drivers to provide a crucial service in the public interest and to safeguard and improve the health and the quality of life for those that live in, work in and visit the city of Brighton and Hove.
For an informal discussion, please contact Martin Seymour - Hackney Carriage Officer on 01273 296659.
About the role
This role requires you to undertake a wide range of professional duties for the licensing, inspection and enforcement of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles, their operators and drivers to provide a crucial service in the public interest covering all levels of the Council, other outside agencies and authorities, businesses and the wider community, to safeguard and improve the health and the quality of life for those that live in, work in and visit the city of Brighton and Hove.
To ensure that national taxi legislation is complied with, that local Council policy requirements are met and investigate breaches of these taking the necessary enforcement or disciplinary actions.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
Working arrangements are subject to Government guidance at the time. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).