Community & Environment Support Officer (GAT Ranger)

Kirklees Council; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirklees Council is seeking a Community & Environment Support Officer to join the Greenspace Action Team. This role involves engaging with local communities, conducting maintenance tasks, and ensuring environmental quality across Huddersfield. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem solving while enjoying working outdoors.

Benefits

Opportunity to progress through salary levels

Friendly and supportive team environment

Ongoing training and career development

Flexible working policies

Well-being initiatives including cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a public environment with direct customer contact.
• Ability to organise and prioritise tasks and work independently.
• Understanding of local community issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct light maintenance work including graffiti removal and litter clearance.
• Clear fly tips and collaborate with Enforcement Officers.
• Engage with communities to improve environmental quality.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Community Engagement

Job description

Community & Environment Support Officer (GAT Ranger)

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation Kirklees

Directorate Place

Service Area Environmental Strategy & Climate Change

Hours 37

Number of Jobs 5

Location(s) Red Doles Lane, Huddersfield, HD2 1YF

Position type Permanent

Grade Grade 6

Community and Environmental Support Officers (EnvironmentalRangers)sit within one of two departments: Community Safety or Environmental.

All of these current vacancies will be within the Greenspace Action Team whose focus is Environmental - please refer to the attached Job Profile for the Community and Environmental Support Officer along with the Focus Sheet for Environmental.

With a love for the great outdoors, you’ll enjoy working with nature and want to inspire and motivate others.

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and contribute to the important work we’re doing. As part of the Greenspace team, you’ll need to think about our impact on the environment and how you can help.

As no two days are the same, the nature of the role means a flexible approach is crucial to ensure the right level of support is given across the site. So, whether you’re maintaining our green spaces or talking to people, you’ll inspire others to love our beautiful places as much as you do.

These roles are within Greenspace Action focus on two main areas:

Ward Support:

You will be doing light maintenance work including removal of graffiti, dealing with overhanging vegetation and removal of unlawful signage or littering and small scale on-street maintenance. You will also be dealing with some Highways reactive work. An area specific to this role is the maintenance of the Public Rights of Ways.

Fly tip Clearance:

You will be tasked with clearing fly tips across the district. While clearing the fly tips you will be expected to search for evidence. You will work closely with the Enforcement Officers who will facilitate prosecutions.

You will work as part of a team tackling personal, nuisance and environmental anti-social behaviour to improve the quality of life for all, across Kirklees. You will engage with individuals, groups and communities and undertake environmental improvement work.

You will enjoy working in the outdoors and meeting a range of people from different backgrounds. You will have an eye for detail and will be able to work proactively with our communities to resolve potential issues before they arise. You will have excellent communication skills and experience of working to solve problems and achieve shared outcomes.

Requirements for this job:

• Experience of working in a public environment, with direct contact with customers and staff.
• Demonstrate the ability to organise and prioritise allocated tasks, work unaccompanied and with the minimum of supervision.
• An understanding of the issues affecting local communities and the ability to use this in engaging / supporting communities.
• Numeracy and literacy skills to be able to produce and maintain records and computer skills to produce accurate reports.
• Flexible approach to working arrangements and willingness to work evenings, weekends and Public Holidays.
• Ability to work outside in all weathers.
• The nature of this role requires you be physically fit, having the ability to walk distances, bend and lift. You will be expected to undertake a medical examination and any other medical screening required.
• Hold a full driving licence in order to drive appropriate vehicles i.e. 4 x 4 or council van and have ability and flexibility to travel to various locations in order to carry out the duties of the job.

What can we offer?

• Opportunity to progress through salary levels.
• A friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and career development
• A range of family friendly policies, including flexible working
• We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership

Aoife Flanagan is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: [e-mail] or phone: [phone] and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.