Job Purpose
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies
only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £31,505 per annum / £17.31 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
The Supervising Officer – Community Enforcement plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of our community. This position involves leading and managing the City Wardens team, implementing strategies to enhance
community safety and engagement, and collaborating with various departments.
As the leader, you will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of City Warden operations, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and policies. You will also monitor outcomes related to parking, environmental, and community issue tasks. Additionally, you will foster a culture of trust, pride, and teamwork within the City Wardens team.
This role requires a dynamic leader with proven experience in a similar environment, strong understanding of partnership working, and excellent communication and interpersonal skill
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
Full UK driving licence
The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate
- Ability to lead and manage a team to deliver excellent customer services to required
standards and outcomes
- Ability to develop strategy and policies
- Ability to evaluate interventions and implement improvement actions
- Experience working in multi-agency partnerships to achieve improvement in outcome
for people and communities
- Ability to identify and maximise commercial opportunities
- Ability to develop and sustain relationships with people and communities with complex
needs
- Ability to work autonomously, managing own workload, deadlines and appointments,
exercise judgement and initiative, take personal responsibility and accountability for
your own practice.
- Ability to assess and respond to risk within complex situations.
- Ability to communicate and influence effectively in both oral and written forms with a
wide range of audience.
- Ability to produce and maintain accurate reports and documentation.
- Ability manage service performance through the use of KPIs and performance reports.
About Us
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
[email protected].
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families:
[email protected]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs
