Management Grouping:  Place 

Team: Public Protection Team 

Location: Bexleyheath  

Salary: £18,750 - £21,865 per annum 

Contract: Permanent /18 hours per week  

Closing Date: 20 April 2023 

Job reference: PL00000490 

We are currently seeking an enforcement professional who will be working in the Public Protection team, with duties including: 

Job Role 

• Leading on special treatment licences and animal welfare 
• Investigating complaints and service demands  
• Developing and implementing projects and initiatives based on intelligence and identified trends 
• Providing training to businesses and partners 
• Enforcing a range of legislation in relation to unfair trading practices 
• Enforcing the provisions of the Licensing Act 
• Undertaking complex  investigations into breaches of relevant legislation, demonstrating a detailed and high level of knowledge and skill in respect of relevant legislation, criminal court procedures, and disclosure rules 
• Representing the team at multi agency events, operations and meetings 

About us:  

Our Trading Standards department carries out a broad spectrum of Trading Standards functions through enforcement and advice as well as taking part in national projects and surveys. We are also the Primary Authority for a large multinational retailer.  

As part of a small interactive team, you will have the opportunity to gain wide experience in the enforcement of a range of trading standards legislation. 

Your primary roles will be in enforcing the provisions of the London and Local Authorities Act 1991 in relation to special treatment licences and the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in relation to licensing premises.  

Trading standards service also play a critical role in creating a healthy economy by protecting legitimate businesses. 

The Trading Standards service is part of the Public Protection team which also includes Food Safety, External Health and Safety enforcement and Licensing. 

Essential for the Role: 

You must possess an excellent knowledge of relevant legislation and have practical experience within licensing/enforcement work.   

 What we offer: 

• Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme 
• 25 days Annual Leave, (rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service) plus Bank Holiday Entitlement. * Pro-rata for part-time. 
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme 
• An excellent working environment at our fantastic new offices 
• Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities 
• MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes. 

View more about our employment deal here

Your Application: 

• Closing Date for your application:  20th April 2023 
• CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form. 

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages