The Community Protection Team is currently looking to recruit a Senior Community Protection Officer to coordinate and manage the day to day activities of our dedicated team of Community Protection Officers.

The successful candidate will assist in the delivery and development of the work of the team and be competent and confident in the areas of investigation of nuisance and public health complaints and the enforcement of environmental crimes.

The work of the team is varied with duties including those relating to:

Enforcement of littering, fly-tipping, dog fouling and related environmental crime within the City. Enforcement of the Anti – social behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Statutory nuisance, noise, anti-social behaviour and general pollution investigation. Participation in all aspects of stray dog service, retrieving stray dogs, education and enforcing dog fouling legislation. Public Health and Drainage issues. Enforcement of animal welfare licensing provisions.  

Knowledge of the above environmental and public health protection disciplines is essential. 

We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic officer possessing excellent organisational and communication skills. Candidates should have experience in day to day management of staff or demonstrate that they have the ability to undertake such duties. You will need to be an effective team member and have a commitment to customer care. This is an enforcement role and candidates will need experience of providing front line public services.

A full driving licence is required and you will need to undertake some aspects of the work outside of normal office hours.

The Senior Community Protection Officer role requires the operation of a seasonal shift pattern during the summer months, where you will be required to work 5 days out of 7, between the hours of 06.00 – 21.00 hours. 

Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with the Disclosure and Barring Service process.