Team Leader - Penalty Charge Notice Representations Why Work for us: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk) We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent, Full Time Team Leader – Penalty Charge Notices Representations to join Southampton City Council in the Highways and Infrastructure Service You will be responsible for providing expert leadership to ensure statutory and best practice outcomes are achieved in relation to all aspects of administration in relation to Penalty Charge Notices (PCN’s) representations including notice processing, debt registration and Traffic Penalty Tribunal cases. Maintaining contemporary knowledge of legislation, you will enthusiastically continually adapt and improve the service. You will have extensive, well-developed, and authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the PCN Representation service, including broader commercial awareness and bring experience of analysing data and interpreting information to produce reports that will inform service design. For further information about this role please view the job description. If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you. Benefits of working for Southampton City Council include: A generous pension scheme 27 days per annum (pro rata) annual leave, plus bank holidays Up to 13 days of flexi leave Hybrid working arrangements Access to employee discounts and salary sacrifice schemes Contact details for informal discussion: For further information and details regarding the position please contact Helen Taverner, Service Manager-Highways and Infrastructure on 023 8254 5622 or helen.tavernersouthampton.gov.uk Interview Information: Please note that interviews are scheduled for week commencing 27 May 2024. Recruitment contact details: Email: recruitmentsouthampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 4033 Additional information: The working hours for this role are 37 hours per week (5 days per week) This is a permanent position. Please note that appointments are usually made at the bottom of the salary scale. This post requires a DBS check. For any posts that require a DBS check, if you have lived outside the UK within the last 5 years, you will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or a police certificate from the country/countries you have resided in. Kindly note that this is at the expense of the candidate, as well as any costs involved for translating into English. How to apply: To apply for the position please select the 'Apply for this job' button at the bottom of the page. The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed, unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered. Unfortunately we are not able to accept applications that are made through a third party agency. We cannot guarantee that any correspondence sent from third party agencies will be responded to. To ensure your application is received please apply directly through our website. We are proud to be DisabilityConfident and support fair recruitment practices. Find out how you can get involved at gov.uk/disability-confident. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies. Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community. We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices. As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview.