CCTV Operator

NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Fitness Discounts

Lifestyle Savings

Wellbeing support

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a CCTV Operator to join the Harrogate CCTV Control Room. You will provide proactive surveillance across the Harrogate area and surrounding towns, reviewing footage and producing evidence.

Full training will be provided on equipment operation, digital evidence review, daily logs, radios, and related duties. The role requires passing police vetting and a UK residency of 3 years. 37-hour week with a five-week rota and shift supplements for evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experienced with computer-based systems and accurate in their work.
• Observant, calm under pressure, and able to handle emergency situations.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to deal with challenging scenarios, including witnessing criminal acts and unpleasant behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Take proactive surveillance, review footage and produce evidence.
• Maintain fault report logs and update systems; report rectified faults.
• Support the Radio Link scheme by sharing intelligence and responding to live incidents.

Skills

Computer-based systems

Calm under pressure

Emergency response

Job description

Join Our Team as a CCTV Operator, Keeping North Yorkshire Safe

Salary: From £28,153 up to £30,023 per annum, plus supplements for weekend and night shifts worth in the region of £5,000.

Grade: F

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

This is a fantastic opportunity to join North Yorkshire Council as a CCTV Operator working out of the Harrogate CCTV Control Room. You will be providing surveillance across many towns in the Harrogate, Northallerton, Selby and surrounding areas.

About the role

The purpose of the role is to take proactive surveillance while reviewing footage and evidence production as well as maintaining fault report logs, updating systems and ensuring equipment faults are reported and rectified.

CCTV systems make a major contribution to the safety of our streets but it’s only as good as the team of operatives who work in the control room. Your vigilance, initiative and sense will make all the difference. Cameras may see everything, but they can’t make decisions, you can!

You will support retail and night-time economy members of the Radio link scheme who operates across the area by sharing intelligence and responding to live incidents.

Be part of a team that has a crucial part to play to keep the Harrogate safe.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced with computer-based systems and accurate in their work.
• Observant, calm under pressure, and able to handle emergency situations.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to deal with challenging scenarios, including witnessing criminal acts and unpleasant behaviour.

You will be given full training on using the equipment, reviewing digital evidence, maintaining daily logs, use of radios and other duties.

This role you will need to go through and pass the police vetting process as well as undergoing an eye test. To qualify you must have resided in the UK for the last 3 years.

The exact salary for this role is From £28,153 up to £30,023 per annum, plus supplements for weekend and night shifts. These payments are annualised.

We work a 24-hour shift system based on an average 37-hour working week and a five-week rota.

Why Join Us?

• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days of holiday (pro-rata), increasing to 34 days after 5 years’ service – plus public holidays.
• Pension Scheme: Save for your future with our generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Fitness Discounts: Discounted Gym memberships at various gyms across the county.
• Lifestyle Savings: Enjoy a wide range of discounts at hundreds of popular high-street and online retailers.
• And more: Additional wellbeing support, employee assistance, and development opportunities.

Contact

For more information and an informal conversation, please contact Julia Stack, Community Safety & CCTV Manager, on Tel: [phone] or email [e-mail]

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.