Fleet Compliance and Administration Officer
Salary: £36,141
Location: York Way Depot, Freight Lane, York Way, London N1C 4BE
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Wednesday 17th July 2024 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: TBC
**This role is based at a working Transport Depot within Kings Cross on a shift pattern starting from 7am until 6pm Mon to Fri with ad hoc weekend work**
About Camden
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About CATS
Camden Accessible Travel Solutions (CATS) is the Council’s in-house transport service. It is based within York Way Depot, in King’s Cross, London and sits within the Environment and Sustainability Directorate under Supporting Communities. The service is responsible for a wide range of transport related services including the provision of accessible buses for children and adults, taxi bookings, fleet maintenance, an MOT service, driver training, fuel provision and manages a range of concessionary travel schemes.
What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved
The role of the Fleet Compliance Officer is based within the Engineering Team which Camden’s in-house transport service is known as Camden Accessible Travel Solutions (CATS). CATS is based within York Way Depot, in King’s Cross, London. CATS is based within York Way Depot, in King’s Cross, London and sits within the Environment and Sustainability Directorate under Supporting Communities.
The service is responsible for a wide range of transport related services including the provision of accessible buses for children and adults, taxi bookings, fleet maintenance, an MOT service, Driver training, fuel provision and manages a range of concessionary travel schemes.
The Engineering Team are responsible for the Council’s fleet of vehicles, ensuring compliance is maintained through vehicle inspections and scheduled maintenance tasks. The team also incorporates a workshop and MOT Station and has accountability for the safe operation both within the depot and equipment based within the depot.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.
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All About you
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity the successful candidate will possess an excellent working knowledge of legislation in relation to Vehicle Compliance and Driver Requirements or a willingness to learn within the first 6 months of post commencement.
You will have an understanding of vehicle related defects including knowledge of vehicle parts and vehicle types. You’ll possess previous experience budget monitoring, ensuring processes are in place for the preparation and reconciliation of purchase orders, invoices other accounting procedures as well as the financial processes related to purchasing and recharges. The ideal candidate will have experience of responding to and managing complaints/investigations, FOIs and SARS. You’ll also be fully proficient in vehicle compliance software and system requirements.
Additionally you will be fully competent in Microsoft office programmes such as Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and IT Equipment and Applications.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Interest free loans
- Access to our incredible staff networks
- Career development and training
- Wellbeing support and activities
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.