Civil Enforcement Officer

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

Highways & Streetscene

Hours

37

Number of Jobs

2

Location(s)

Across Kirklees

Position type

Permanent

Grade

Grade 6

Salary

£26,403 - £28,142

Enhancements / additional payments details

Rotating Shifts (max 7%)

Advert Wording

We want Kirklees is to be a district which combines a strong, sustainable economy with a great quality of life – leading to thriving communities, growing businesses, high prosperity, and low inequality where people enjoy better health throughout their lives.

Benefits

Kirklees Council is looking for people to join our team of Civil Enforcement Officers, who manage and enforce parking regulations and restrictions across the district. Benefits of working with us include:

• 28.5 days paid leave per year plus bank holidays, rising to 33.5 days after 5 years’ service
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to Employee Healthcare including health MOTs and wellbeing support
• Full training including both online and classroom based learning and ongoing professional development
• Free uniform provided
  
  

Working from one of our bases in Huddersfield and Dewsbury you will be the public face of Parking Services, tackling and resolving a variety of parking issues in a fair and consistent way. You will be an ambassador for the Council, helping customers and members of the public with parking related queries and complaints.

You will patrol either North or South Kirklees, checking that vehicles are parked correctly in car parks and on street, and where necessary issuing Penalty Charge Notices (parking tickets).

Full training will be given, with an initial 6-week induction period during which you will work alongside an experienced officer. When you have completed your training, you will be able to deal with a range of parking offences (we call them contraventions). You will also check the condition of parking machines and signs during your patrol, reporting any issues to your su

pervisor.

You will work a rotating shift pattern of 5 days out of 7, Monday to Sunday with start and finish times between 08:00 and 20:00. There may be some occasions where you will be required to work between the hours of 07:30 and 22:00. These shift patterns are currently under review. An additional allowance will be paid for shift working. There will sometimes be opportunities to work with the police and other partner agencies, either during the day or in the evening.

You will patrol mainly on foot in all weathers in and around town centre locations, sometimes driving a Council van or taking public transport to other locations.

You will be able to plan your own day and ensure parking regulations are being followed. You need to be able to demonstrate good communication skills and a calm approach when dealing with members of the public. A uniform is provided for working in all weathers including appropriate footwear and you will also be provided with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment. You may on occasion be deployed in plain clothes as part of our strategy to identify and tackle blue badge misuse.

You will be allocated areas to patrol across the Kirklees District and must hold a valid driving licence that allows you to drive in the UK, as driving is an essential requirement of this role.

Liliana Nelson 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:or phone: 01484 221000 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.

Closing date

30 January 2026, 11:55 PM

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