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Role: Public Protection Officer
Salary: Grade F £29,093 - £31,586 a year
Location: Council House
Hours: 37 or hours a week including evening and weekends as required
Closing Date: 05/09/2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Derby City Council strives to deliver the best outcomes for its residents and their communities. Our vision:
That every person in Derby should be able to live in a place they call home, with the people and things that they love; being part of a community where they look out for one another, doing the things that matter to them.
Our Public Protection Officers provide a vital role within the community Safety Team leading on tackling environmental crime and ASB which includes undertaking enforcement work, for example, issuing of Fixed Penalty Notices; Community Protection Warnings and Notices; and enforcing Public Space Protection Orders throughout the city.
Joining a multi-disciplinary team you will work to build relationships with our communities, businesses, community groups and other statutory services working collaboratively to ensure our streets; parks and open spaces are places where we are proud to live, work and enjoy. The role is varied, the majority of the time you will be out and about undertaking visible proactive patrols, engaging and working with communities as well as attending partnership and public meetings. You may be required to work evenings and weekends, as and when the job requires, however, we will be looking to you to shape your working times to enable you to best respond to the needs of your city.
We are looking for people with:
• A professional calm and positive manner
• An ability to be sensitive but remain objective
• Previous experience of undertaking enforcement work and/or knowledge of relevant legislation to tackle Environmental Crime and ASB.
• Excellent people skills including the ability to influence, negotiate and challenge, whilst also nurturing and maintaining positive relationships with a wide range of people.• A flexible and task-oriented approach
• The confidence to tackle inappropriate behavior
• The ability to work in a team, as well as under your own initiative
• The skills and awareness to engage and interact with diverse communities
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to accurately record information
• An understanding of the confidential nature of your work
• A commitment to fully engage in training and learning opportunities required for the role and wider locality working to support your personal and professional development.
This role presents an exciting opportunity for personal and professional development that can lead to a number of career progression routes.
Candidates demonstrating the right approach along with the calibre of qualities and skills required, will be supported with training and development opportunities to strengthen their ability to undertake the role.
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