INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
NLC9: £34,926 - £40,695 Per Year (Pro-Rata for Part Time)
We are looking for a confident individual to advise and assist in relation to licensing duties. Much of the work is preventative and has an important role in ensuring that North Lanarkshire Council is the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit.
The Licensing Standards Officer provides advice and assistance on the undernoted matters in respect of all licensed activities in terms of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982:
* Whether a licence is required
* Complaints about a licence holder
* Advice in relation to policy matters
* Information held on the public registers in relation to current licence holders
In addition, the role has a specific remit under the Licensing Scotland Act 2005 which includes:
* Advising and assisting licence holders and prospective licence holders on the legislation and on North Lanarkshire Council’s Licensing Board policy
* Supervising compliance with the condition on which licences are granted and ensuring premises are being run in accordance with operating plans submitted to the Licensing Board for approval
* Providing a mediation service where disputes have arisen between the licence holder or any other person
* Issuing notices to licence holders requiring any breach of condition to be remedied.
Working Patterns:
Full Time Post: Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm, Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm.
Part Time Post: To be discussed at interview.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub
North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.
Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.
*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.
The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***