The role
About Southwark:
As a council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to tackling injustice, inequalities and rebuilding our local economy following the pandemic, ensuring that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.
As a diverse central London borough Southwark faces a range of challenges which we aim to address through the delivery of the Borough Plan. We are looking for candidates to join our passionate and forward-thinking team to help us continue to make Southwark an inclusive borough for all our communities.
The role:
Focused on ensuring that we deliver the highest standards of customer care while fulfilling our statutory responsibilities, you will take a lead in the enforcement of noise and nuisance legislation. We’ll look to you to provide expert advice to management and Noise support officers within the team, and other departments. While supporting management and fellow officers to ensure that timely and robust action is taken. As well as delivering the authorities promise on a zero tolerance approach to noise and anti-social behaviour
The requirement:
Experience of providing specialist advice and guidance within at least one field in environmental health, relating to noise, it will be supported by a relevant degree or equivalent noise qualification. Practical knowledge and experience of environmental health and noise nuisance legislation, criminal law, including PACE, will also be essential.
The council welcomes applications from newly qualified officers.
Additional Information:
The hours will be over a 10 week rotating shift pattern covering seven days a week
Applicants must hold a full driving licence which is valid to drive within the UK
Excellent conflict and negotiating resolution skills are essential
If you have any questions, require help or further information please contact Martin Talbot or Peter Magbadelo by e-mail:
martin.talbot@southwark.gov.uk or peter.magbadelo@southwark.gov.uk
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and-more/
Additional salary details
Recruitment timetable
Application closes: 11:59pm 3rd November 2021
Interview date: W/C 15th November 2021
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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