Community Protection Officer

Walsall, West Midlands

£ 18.06/hour

Job Title: Community Protection Officer

Location: Hybrid with a minimum of 3 days per week at the office based in Walsall (WS1)

Hourly Pay Rate: £18.06

Hours: 37 per week (Monday to Friday)

Length of the contract: 6 months with potential to extend

Gi Group are now seeking to appoint an experienced Community Protection Officer to our Public Sector client based in Walsall. The Community Protection Officer will deliver the Community Protection Service in line with current corporate, national, and regional policies and priorities and will work as part of a team of Officers to achieve appropriate impacts and outcomes for residents, businesses, and visitors to Walsall.

Duties of the Community Protection Officer

Using the Intelligence and analysis of data from the service's complaints and premises databases, and the Intelligence Data Base local delivery model, and tasking and other sources to support the Team Leader Community Protection in the identification of trends and issues in compliance with the legislation within the scope of the role.

Propose and assist in implementing solutions and strategies for the team and service to meet corporate, national, regional, and service objectives and priorities, using the full range of enforcement tools and powers. This should include but not be limited to service of notices, seizure of equipment, goods and records, prosecutions, sampling, and test purchase programmes, projects, advice to business, residents and consumers, early intervention mediation and negotiation.

Investigate routine and complex complaints on civil and criminal matters and provide in depth advice to members, residents, consumers, and business in line with legal requirements and service policy.

Undertake the duties required by the service as a responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003, the Gambling Act 2005, and such other legislation as may be in force including evaluating licence applications, making representations and submitting applications for a review of premises licences, and act as a consultee for the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, planning and other statutory, formal and informal internal and external consultation processes.

Investigate offences and other incidents of non-compliance with legislation within the scope of the service in line with policies procedures, service standards, and statutory requirements. This will include carrying out PACE interviews, taking witness statements, maintaining security and continuity of evidence, undertaking mediation, and working with other services and external partners, as required.

Prepare and submit reports for criminal prosecution, formal civil proceedings, applications for injunctions and orders and licence reviews and serve notices in relation to breaches of legislation in accordance with service standards and statutory requirements.

Implement relevant internal and external quality systems for the service and team to ensure the service complies with all legal and corporate requirements and delivery of a quality service meeting service standards and KPIs etc.

Ensure compliance with such systems as are in place for the secure storage and, where appropriate, continuity of evidence of goods and property which comes into the custody or control of, or which belongs to, the service (including testing equipment).

Role Criteria

To have at least one of the following technical qualifications (or equivalent) and be prepared to study for the others: The Certificate of Technical Competence in Noise Monitoring, Level 2 Award of Licencing Practitioners, or BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award in Neighbourhood Nuisance and Anti-Social Behaviour Case Working.

Good general education including English and Maths GCSE or equivalent (Level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework).

Significant practical experience in relation to relevant criminal and/or civil law investigations and the enforcement of legislation, preferably within scope of the role will be required.

Excellent written communication skills and experience of writing reports for management and stakeholders and prosecution reports; applications for injunctions and orders; and committee reports, as well as be able to communicate in writing with the full range of service users.

Excellent verbal communication skills to represent the service at corporate and external forums and to be able to give evidence in court and present at committee hearings. To be able to mediate and negotiate between parties and communicate with the full range of service users and partners.

Excellent public speaking and presentation skills to represent the service at corporate, regional, multi-agency and other operational forums as required and to give evidence in civil and criminal courts and licensing hearings.

Working knowledge of the requirements of the full range of criminal and civil legislation within scope of the team and detailed knowledge of at least one such area.

Excellent knowledge and evidence of practical application of the full range of tools and powers for effective enforcement of the legislation within scope of the service.

Able to devise creative and innovative solutions to achieve positive outcomes and impacts for service users, residents, businesses and visitors to the borough in line with corporate and service priorities.

Hiring Contact: Tiegan Clark

Agency: Gi Group