Street Scene Protection Officer - Braintree District Council
Braintree District Council
Permanent, Full Time
£30,313 to £34,612 per annum
Location: Braintree
Closing Date: 4th July 2025
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Braintree Council to recruit this Street Scene Protection Officer role.
To Apply please click here: Street Scene Protection Officer or visit https://www.braintree.gov.uk/join-our-team. Please DO NOT click the Apply button on the left.
The Opportunity:
Braintree District Council have an exciting opportunity for a Street Scene Protection Officer to join our successful Enforcement team based in Braintree, Essex. The post holder will enhance the Street Scene in Braintree District, by carrying out the Council’s enforcement responsibilities in respect of relevant environmental legislation and help to keep our District looking clean and green by undertaking a range of Street Scene activities, to contribute to improving the well-being and quality of life for residents and visitors in the District.
The role is highly visible, and you will be required to carry out all aspects of enforcement including proactive and reactive investigations, supporting victims, collecting evidence, taking statements, issuing fixed penalty notices and writing reports.
Experience:
The successful applicant will be self-motivated, conscientious and enthusiastic, used to working in an outdoor environment and use their own initiative to work as part of a team to deal effectively with anti-social behaviour and environmental related crime in the Braintree District through prevention, detection and deterrents.
You will have experience of undertaking enforcement action and procedures at all stages from informal warning to prosecution, have good knowledge of relevant legislation including working knowledge of PACE, CPIA and RIPA procedures. In addition, you will have experience of undertaking PACE interviews, giving evidence in court and experienced in handling stray dogs.
You will need to hold a current driving licence, have excellent customer service skills, with a constructive, flexible approach and keen to learn new skills to provide and maintain high levels of performance.
Why choose Braintree District Council?
Braintree District Council is an ambitious and forward-thinking authority with a vision of creating a great place for our residents and businesses.
As a Council our role is as a guardian of the place and its people; where residents live well in healthy and resilient communities; a well-connected district with high-quality homes delivered with the infrastructure and a place which attracts and provides good employment opportunities.
We are becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the district located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community and are committed
Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative and innovative approach which is led by our staff. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Some of the benefits of working for Braintree District Council are:
- Flexible working
- Local government pension scheme
- Learning and development for all staff
- Staff recognition schemes
- Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership.
If you would like an informal chat about this post, please contact Stuart Thompson on 01376 312562
To apply, click here:Street Scene Protection Officer or visit https://www.braintree.gov.uk/join-our-team. Please DO NOT click the Apply button on the left.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Midnight on 4 th July 2025.
Please Note – Essex County Council is advertising this role on behalf of Braintree District Council and if successful you will be employed by Braintree District Council.
*To apply, click here:Street Scene Protection Officer or visit https://www.braintree.gov.uk/join-our-team. Please DO NOT click the Apply button on the left.