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ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Thursday 22 January at 11:55pm.
Location: Brandon Gate, 1 Leechlee Road, Hamilton, ML3 0XB
Hours: 35 per week
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8:45am - 4:45pm and Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary: £50, - £51, annual salary
South Lanarkshire Council (Planning & Regulatory Services; Environmental Services) are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated Team Leader who can accept and tackle demanding goals to ensure effective service delivery. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and driving forward specialist areas of work or projects, undertaking background research, data collection and analysis for the implementation of complex, sensitive or specialist Environmental Services functions and service performance. In addition, you will allocate work in accordance with the service plan, taking into account the effective use of resources, supervising officers to ensure that work is progressed and service plan targets are achieved.
The successful applicant will be based in the Environmental Crime Team (covering Enforcement of Fly Tipping, Littering, Dog Fouling and delivery of the Stray Dog Service).
This Team has recently been successful in attracting additional members of Enforcement Staff (Temporary Funding) and is going through a period of expansion and enhanced enforcement in specific areas (notably Fly Tipping Enforcement).
This position is open to both internal and external applicants, ideally with criminal enforcement experience and it would be an advantage if you have related enforcement experience and technical awareness within the areas highlighted.
This is a permanent post and you could be asked to fulfil roles undertaken by Environmental Health Officer’s (EHO’s) and Team Leader level positions within the Service. Therefore, it would also be an advantage if you are applying for this post as an EHO. If you are, you should hold the relevant Post Graduate Qualification or equivalent, namely the REHIS (Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland - REHIS) Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health (or equivalent) which allows you to legally use the protected title in Scotland.
For additional information please contact David Duffy Divisional Environmental Health Officer at or via.
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1. Do you hold any further qualifications or experience that demonstrate your competence in relation to this area (such as Supervisor or Managing Staff Workload?
2. Outline any experience you have that you feel would serve you well in relation to this post?
3. Do you hold a current Driving License and are you able to travel and work within this discipline throughout South Lanarkshire?
If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
Overseas Criminal Records Check
An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years.
Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans & Service leavers are guaranteed an interview who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
4. Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
5. To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
6. Up to 33 days annual leave
7. Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
8. Occupational sick pay
9. Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
10. Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
11. Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)