Community Protection Officer

Salary details: £39855 - £42324

Community Protection Officer

Community Protection Team

(PO1 plus 5% shift disturbance allowance and weekend working)  Permanent

Our Community Protection Team is seeking to recruit a new Community Protection Officer on a permanent basis here at the Royal Borough of Greenwich.  Royal Greenwich is a vibrant and diverse place to work as well as being home to the O2, Greenwich Maritime Museum and Greenwich Park.

Reporting to the Operations Manager you will be responsible for investigating cases of Anti-Social Behaviour, Noise and Statutory Nuisance and we are looking for individuals with experience of case management, enforcement, strong problem-solving skills and a ‘can-do’ attitude.

As a professional officer you will take, where necessary, appropriate and proportionate enforcement action in accordance with relevant legislative provisions and contribute towards the Councils’ objective for a Safer Greenwich. You will work closely with other departments and agencies such as the Police through our Integrated Enforcement approach and work to resolve issues ranging from neighbour disputes to large scale unlicenced music events.

You will be required to work a shift pattern which includes nights and weekends carrying out both reactive and proactive visits and will be seen as a front line responder representing the Council.

Successful candidates will have strong written and verbal communication skills and a customer-centered, methodical approach to investigation procedures and problem solving. You will be able to carry out monitoring and inspections and will have an awareness of personal safety precautions.

Applicants must possess a valid driving license and be able to provide daily use of a vehicle suitable for Council business. 

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Daniel Bygrave;    Daniel.Bygrave@royalgreenwich.gov.uk     .  

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

DBS: This role requires a Basic DBS.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.