Swyddog Gorfodi Cymunedol / Community Enforcement Officer

Merthyr; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is seeking a Community Enforcement Officer to help create safer, cleaner and more welcoming communities across the county borough. Working on the front line, you will engage with residents, businesses and partner agencies to tackle environmental crime, antisocial behaviour and other issues that impact daily life.

This is a fixed-term role until 31.03.2027. Welsh language ability is desirable and you will contribute to safeguarding and confidentiality per

Qualifications

• Evidence of essential qualifications will be required.
• Welsh language ability is desirable.
• Commitment to safeguarding and confidentiality in all duties.

Responsibilities

• Engage with residents, businesses and partner agencies to tackle environmental crime.
• Appear on frontline duties to improve local neighbourhoods and deliver outcomes.

Skills

Communication skills

Public engagement

Investigation basics

Job description

Job Ref: RE-2003

Job Scale: Gradd 4 / Grade 4

Job Hours: 37 Awr / 37 Hours

Location: Y Ganolfan Ddinesig / Civic Centre

Speciality:

Fixed term until 31.03.2027

As a Community Enforcement Officer, you will help create safer, cleaner and more welcoming communities across the County Borough. Working on the front line, you will engage with residents, businesses and partner agencies to tackle environmental crime, antisocial behaviour and other issues that impact daily life. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. Combining community engagement, investigation and enforcement, you will play a vital role in improving local neighbourhoods while delivering visible outcomes that make a real difference to residents and visitors alike.

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process. All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.