Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.
Job Information
ROLE OF THE JOB
You will be responsible for taking action to implement the NCC Fly-Tipping Action Plan within areas of the County of Northumberland and you will encourage compliance with relevant legislation related to environmental crime.
The job will involve liaising with stakeholders (police, local councils, social housing companies, private landowners etc.), publicising, promoting and enforcing the council's Fly-Tipping Action Plan. You will work in partnership with other council departments including Waste Management, Neighbourhood Services, Legal Services and other units within Public Protection and Fire & Rescue.
Your workload will be both reactive in response to service requests and proactive as you will participate in a programme of enforcement patrols including managing CCTV to control levels of Fly-Tipping.
You will take part in formal enforcement action including the service of fixed penalty notices and preparing case files for prosecution through the court system.
Please note this is a fixed term contract until 31/10/2025.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB
- You must have a good standard of education and knowledge of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Anti - Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 and other associated environmental & waste control related legislation. You should also have a working knowledge of the Regulation of Investigative Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).
- You will be expected to have excellent literacy and numeracy skills with the ability to provide comprehensive reports and the ability to handle difficult confrontational situations involving angry or aggressive customers.
- You must have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build excellent working relationships to adopt a collaborative approach to work both internally and with partner organisations.
- Be able to work alone.
- Possess a Full Driving Licence.
- Possess good IT skills.
- Possess a Good Investigative Background.
- Be able to deal with Hostile Customers and Situations.
For further information about the role, please contact John Robertson (Principal Officer) via email; john.robertson@northumberland.gov.uk
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
Further information
Please note that this is a 12 month fixed term position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant.
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
