Code Enforcement Officer Part-Time

Office of Public Response; Hesperia (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Office of Public Response seeks a part-time Code Enforcement Officer to investigate, document, monitor, and enforce municipal codes. Expected duties include evening, weekend, and holiday enforcement and frequent interaction with the public, including irate individuals.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and one year of related public-contact or enforcement experience; college coursework is desirable.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of experience involving public contact, inspections, investigations, regulatory enforcement, code compliance, law enforcement support, or closely related work.
• College coursework in public administration, criminal justice, planning, or a related field is desirable.
• Prior experience in law enforcement, code enforcement, parking enforcement, animal control, or another public safety or regulatory enforcement environment is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, document, monitor, and enforce municipal codes and ordinances.
• Conduct proactive patrols and respond to citizen complaints.
• Enforce activities during evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events.
• Interact with the public and may encounter irate or hostile individuals.
• Work a reduced schedule compared to a full-time Code Enforcement Officer, assigned based on operational needs.

Skills

Public interaction

Investigations

Code enforcement

Documentation

Dealing with difficult people

Education

High school diploma or GED

College coursework in public administration/public safety (desirable)

Job description

Overview

The Code Enforcement Officer Part-Time performs journey-level code enforcement duties involving the investigation, documentation, monitoring, and enforcement of municipal codes and ordinances. Assignments may include proactive patrols, response to citizen complaints, and enforcement activities occurring during evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events. Incumbents have frequent contact with the public and may encounter irate or hostile individuals. This classification differs from the full-time Code Enforcement Officer in that incumbents work a reduced schedule and are assigned based on operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, document, monitor, and enforce municipal codes and ordinances.
• Conduct proactive patrols and respond to citizen complaints.
• Enforce activities during evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events.
• Interact with the public and may encounter irate or hostile individuals.
• Work a reduced schedule compared to a full-time Code Enforcement Officer, assigned based on operational needs.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of experience involving public contact, inspections, investigations, regulatory enforcement, code compliance, law enforcement support, or closely related work.
• College coursework in public administration, criminal justice, planning, or a related field is desirable.
• Prior experience in law enforcement, code enforcement, parking enforcement, animal control, or another public safety or regulatory enforcement environment is highly desirable.

Licensing/Certification

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid class “C” California driver’s license.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain, certification in PC-832 level III within the first twelve (12) months of employment.