Leicester City Council
City Warden
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Reference: REQ8305
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Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
Would you like to patrol the streets to maintain a safe environment for the citizens of Leicester? Join us and you'll contribute towards local environmental protection to achieve high standards of compliance with street scene legislation in the city. Working collaboratively with other officers, you'll patrol the city to detect street scene offences and provide “on-street” advice to the public.
Carrying a rucksack containing protective equipment such as gloves and masks, you'll be given a smartphone, radio, and pocketbook to carry out your role effectively. You'll be supplied with a uniform to wear. As you'll work across the city in all weathers, you'll have access to vehicles and electric bikes.
This is a full time, permanent position working 37 hours per week. You'll be required to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays. You'll need to have a full manual driving licence or be able to use your own vehicle if you have an automatic only driving license.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Help maintain a clean, attractive, and safe street scene environment.
- Participate in publicity and education campaigns about street scene issues.
- Issue fixed penalty notices and prepare reports and evidence for legal proceedings.
- Liaise with managers and officers from various services such as Cleansing, Environmental Health, and Highway Management as well as the Police on a regular basis to share information.
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What You'll Need
- Previous relevant enforcement experience.
- Experience of working the public, especially with a diverse range of people.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of verbal communication skills.
- Tact and diplomacy to effectively deal with irate or distressed customers.
- Excellent IT and written communication skills to write reports, court files, and letters.
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic with a commitment to keeping our streets safe.
What We Can Offer You
- The satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester.
- A work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.
- Generous annual leave.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- The option of flexible working.
- Opportunities to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities.
- Flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains.
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We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome, and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
If you would like a chart or further information regarding this job please contact Barbara Whitcombe by email to Barbara.whitcombe@leicester.gov.uk or call 0116 454 3113
Region: Central
Location: York House
Salary: GBP33,119 - GBP35,570 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): GBP48,088
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
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