Education and Enforcement Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking an Education and Enforcement Officer (Temporary) to support the Council’s waste service and address street scene environment issues. You will provide information and guidance on the waste services contract and enforce relevant legislation as needed.

The post requires familiarity with Health & Safety controls, strong IT and report writing skills, and the ability to communicate in Welsh.

Qualifications

• Experience enforcing legislation related to waste, litter, fly tipping and dog fouling.
• Familiarity with Health & Safety controls and incident investigations.
• Strong report writing and IT skills for issue responses and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide the public with information and guidance on the waste services contract and street scene issues.
• Enforce relevant legislation where appropriate and respond to complaints.
• Investigate issues to enable timely responses and ensure safe, compliant operations.
• Greet customers in Welsh when required and work flexibly to meet service needs.

Skills

Analytical skills

IT skills

Report writing skills

Welsh language ability

Job description

Education and Enforcement Officer (Temporary)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Job category/type Community Partnership, Performance and Projects

Date posted 24/09/2026

Job reference 19150

37 hours per week

Temporary until 31 July 2027

We are looking for an enthusiastic officer to support the Council’s waste service. The post holder will fulfil a key role; providing the public with information and guidance on the waste services contract and other street scene environment issues; where appropriate enforcing legislation in relation to any waste, litter, fly tipping, abandoned vehicles, fly posting and dog fouling offences.

You should be familiar with Health & Safety controls and will be investigating issues to enable responses to complaints and issues raised by key stakeholders. Analytical skills alongside a good level of IT skills is therefore essential along with good report writing skills. An overall understanding of the waste service in Bridgend would be desirable.

It is necessary to work in a flexible manner, to cater for the needs of the service at any particular time.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.