COMM ENT 5539 G2 - Technical Assistant, Environmental Health Services (609763)

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enrolment in LG pension scheme

Salary Sacrifice AVC scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement up to 10

Sick pay

Flexible working

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Physiotherapy

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council seeks an Environmental Health Technical Assistant for a 22-month temporary post in Hamilton. You will enforce environmental crime legislation, focusing on fly tipping, issue Fixed Penalty Notices, and may appear in court as a witness.

You may also support litter and dog fouling enforcement and liaise with the public. The role requires strong IT and numeracy skills, competently handling workload and documentation for enforcement.

Qualifications

• Experience in enforcing criminal legislation (ideally within environmental area) is beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to use CCTV evidence in enforcement actions is beneficial but not essential.
• Excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Enforce relevant legislation relating to Fly Tipping and related environmental crimes; issue Fixed Penalty Notices as appropriate.
• Appear in court to speak to offences/evidence as a witness.
• Involve in Litter and Dog Fouling enforcement and day-to-day duties for the Environmental Crime Team.

Skills

Enforcement work

Court appearances

Criminal legislation

Public interaction

IT literacy

Tools

CCTV evidence

Job description

Description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Monday 21 September 2026 at 11:55pm.

Location: Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road, Hamilton, ML3 0XB

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £29,745 - £32,008 annual salary

This post is temporary for 22 months.

We are seeking to appoint an assertive, enthusiastic and self-motivated Environmental Health Technical Assistant who can accept and tackle demanding goals. The Assistant will be motivated to bring changes to people’s behaviour in terms of Environmental Crimes (predominantly supporting Fly Tipping enforcement work, acting as a witness). Day to day duties will include the enforcement of relevant legislation in respect of behaviour concerning Fly Tipping, which may include the issuing of Fixed Penalty Notices. You may also be expected to appear in court to speak to the offences/evidence you have been witness to. You may also be involved in Litter and Dog Fouling enforcement.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent literacy, numerical and IT skills, and have the ability to organise your workload in an effective and productive way.

Ideally you will have experience working with the public and have carried out criminal enforcement duties in order to join our expanding specialist team. Environmental Crime Team

No specific qualification is required however enforcement of criminal legislation (ideally within this area and/ or a related area) would be beneficial but not essential.

Experience in utilising criminal evidence gathered from CCTV sources would be beneficial but again not essential.

This is a temporary post for 22 months from your start date. You will require a driving licence, as all areas of the district will require to be visited.

For additional information please contact David Duffy Divisional Environmental Services Officer 01698 454644, Mobile [phone] or via email [e-mail]

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Work Pattern

• Back Shirt - Monday - Thursday 1:30pm - 9pm, Friday 8:45am - 4pm and Saturday 9am - 5pm
• Early Shift - Tuesday 8:45am - 4:45pm, Wednesday - Thursday 1:30pm - 9pm and Friday 8:45am - 4pm

Canvassing Disqualification

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion Statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

Benefits

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)