Enforcement Officer - West Yorkshire Joint Services

Kirklees Council; Morley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Hybrid and flexible working

IT equipment provided

Generous annual leave

Employee discounts and benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Kirklees Council via West Yorkshire Joint Services is seeking a proactive investigator to join the Protecting Communities Team. The role includes criminal investigations, enforcement, safeguarding, and working with partner agencies to protect vulnerable residents.

The post involves office/hybrid work with regular field visits and inspections, with opportunities to contribute to prosecutions and multi-agency interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience in investigations, enforcement or safeguarding.
• Ability to work with multiple agencies and manage sensitive cases.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct criminal investigations and enforcement activity.
• Undertake PACE interviews and gather evidence.
• Obtain witness statements and prepare prosecution files.
• Engage with victims and witnesses and attend court when required.
• Support inspections, intelligence gathering and safeguarding activities.
• Collaborate with partner agencies and regulatory bodies on interventions.

Job description

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of West Yorkshire Joint Services

This post requires Enhanced DBS clearance.

Post Ref: WYJS:22-26

Work style: Office/hybrid working with regular field work including
visits/inspections.

West Yorkshire Trading Standards, part of West Yorkshire Joint Services, is a dynamic and fast-paced organisation serving the five district councils of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. We are seeking motivated and committed individuals to join our specialist Protecting Communities Team, which is at the forefront of tackling fraud, scams, financial exploitation, illegal and illicit goods, and underage sales.

This is a unique opportunity to work within a specialist investigations team dedicated to protecting consumers and safeguarding some of the most vulnerable people across West Yorkshire. Through intelligence-led investigations and strong multi-agency partnerships, we play a vital role in preventing harm, supporting victims, and bringing offenders to justice.

Trading Standards supports legitimate businesses, promotes fair and safe trading environments, and combats fraudulent and unfair practices. By targeting offenders who pose the greatest risk to consumers, we help maintain confidence in local markets and protect residents from harm. Our work covers a wide range of legislation, including consumer protection, product safety, age-restricted sales, fair trading, food and feed standards.

Working alongside the Public Health and West Yorkshire Financial Exploitation and Abuse Team (WYFEAT), you will help safeguard vulnerable adults, prevent financial abuse, and support those most at risk of exploitation. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. The Protecting Communities Team leads complex investigations into fraud, financial exploitation, consumer crime, rogue traders, doorstep crime, scams, and the sale of illegal and illicit products. You will work closely with partner agencies and regulatory bodies to ensure effective interventions, enforcement action, and protection measures are in place.

Key responsibilities include conducting criminal investigations and enforcement activity, undertaking PACE interviews, gathering evidence, obtaining witness statements, preparing prosecution files, engaging with victims and witnesses, and attending court where required. You will also support inspections, intelligence gathering, and safeguarding activity designed to protect vulnerable individuals and communities.

We are looking for candidates who have experience in investigations, enforcement, safeguarding, regulatory services, or a related field. You will be highly motivated, organised, and committed to protecting vulnerable people. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of partner agencies and manage complex and sensitive cases.

If you are passionate about protecting communities, supporting vulnerable residents, and tackling those who seek to cause harm, we would love to hear from you.

What We Offer:

• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme

• Wide range of learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.
• IT and home-working equipment provided.
• Generous days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to employee discounts and benefits through Wakefield Council, including gym membership, travel, and retail discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential counselling and wellbeing support.

West Yorkshire Joint Services is an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equality of opportunity in the workplace for all staff and applications.

West Yorkshire Joint Services is an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity in the workplace for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassign…

Closing date: 16th November 2026

Interviews: week commencing 23rd November 2026