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Interim Compliance Officer - Environmental Control/Public Health Reference no: Guildford 5225413 Pay Rate: £50.00 per hour PAYE This opening assignment is for 6 months Office based Basic DBS disclosure is listed as a requirement for this role Full UK driver's licence required with access to a car with business insurance. The purpose of the role is to deliver a professional service with high standards of advice and support and resolving cases of varying complexity as they arise. Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, legislation, professional codes of practice and adherence to council policy. Deliver projects, interventions and initiatives and develop policies (together with the Strategy teams) in line with corporate and business plans. Ensure and develop appropriate levels of quality and specialist knowledge within the Case Management and Customer Services teams. Key responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversight of private sector housing, environmental health and safety, licensing, grant surveying and building control.
• Deliver customer-focused specialist advice, services and enforcement for one area of specialism, keeping up to date with current and emerging legislation, best practice and policy to ensure continuous development and improvement in services.
• Ensure personal, professional development is maintained to the required standards.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, members and managing key relationships e.g. with members, partners, other stakeholders.
• Access and accurately update all relevant information systems, both customer and back office ensuring that the master customer record is updated and maintained through verification and validation, and in accordance with Data Protection principles.
• Responding to customer calls including litter and dog waste in the street, fly tipping and bins being left out.
• Contribute to the Council’s legal duty under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Environmental Protection Act and Policing and Antisocial Behaviour Act 2014 and any other current or future legislation that would assist the post holder to complete their task.
• To become an accredited officer under the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS).
• Manage complex or contentious cases and inspections that will require an understanding of planning enforcement, processes and compliance, regulations and legislation, acting as the single point of contact for customers on those cases, attending court as appropriate.
• Acting as member of corporate or community project teams - providing specialist advice and input.
• Provide functional guidance to customer service advisors and caseworkers for planning enforcement.
• Investigate allegations of breaches of planning control, including conducting site inspections.
• Liaise with members of the public and stakeholders about planning enforcement complaints.
• Draft reports and notices, as is required, on planning enforcement investigations.
• Represent the Council in court proceedings relating to planning enforcement cases.

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria: Qualifications: Skills & Experience: Skills & Knowledge: NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable: S If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via [email protected] but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:

Job Ref: Guildford 5225413

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates. We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.