Environmental Enforcement Officer

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About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 1080

Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council

Section: Enforcement

Number of vacancies: 3

Contract type: Permanent Full Time

Location: Carmarthenshire

Grade: Grade H +8%

Salary: £37,059 - £41,716

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly.

Hourly Rate : £19.21 - £21.62

Contract Hours: 37

Come and join our team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, organised and flexible individual to work within the Waste Environmental Division as an Environmental Enforcement Officer.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join an existing team with a proven track record in tackling Environmental Crime to make a positive difference and contribute to providing a safe and prosperous environment for Carmarthenshire's residents, businesses and visitors. The successful candidate will have the ability to conduct investigations, deploy CCTV equipment and enforce legislation in accordance with legislative procedures and to support the wider aims and objectives of the division.

Carmarthenshire County Council staff work a standard 37-hour week, receive generous holidays, sick pay and pension, together with other employee benefits, as set out on this webpage: Employee Benefits.

The role will require the successful candidate to undertake weekend working on a rota basis (currently 1 weekend in 4). The weekend working will be supported with enhanced payment and toil.

For an informal discussion, please contact Steve Raymond, Temporary Environmental Enforcement Manager at SRaymond@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or telephone 01554 784164.

Job Description:

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DBS level: An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job.

Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Closing Date: 14/04/2025, 23:55

The Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

1. Competitive salary
2. Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
3. Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave
4. Access to staff health and wellbeing support
5. Personal development and career progression
6. Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
7. Flexible working and family friendly policies

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. Please Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.

How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.

Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.