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About the role
An exciting opportunity has become available to join Regulatory Services in West Northamptonshire Council.
Based within Regulatory Services you will be working as part of a team responsible for enforcing a wide and varied range of licensing legislation, including the processing of applications made under the Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, Local Government (miscellaneous provisions) Act 1976 & 1982, Animal Welfare Act 2018, Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 and where required to do so, arrange hearings, produce legal hearing notices and reports.
You will determine licence applications, advise businesses, investigate complaints, and take enforcement action where appropriate. You will partner with external stakeholders, including Northamptonshire Police and Regulatory partners. You will attend committee hearings, assess vehicles, work with vets to assess animal welfare, and attend court for appeals and prosecutions.
What will you be doing?
About you
You will also need the following essential requirements;
- A working awareness, knowledge and understanding of Local Authority Licensing legislation, its application and processes
- Able to use legislation to support enforcement
- To have dealt with customers in a regulatory environment to promote legal requirements and good practice
- Able to plan and manage own workload to meet legislative and corporate deadlines
- An ability to use information technology as applied in the workplace
You will need to be able to communicate effectively with the public, applicants, partnership agencies and Members of the Council, and work on your own initiative and as part of a team. You must also be willing to work out of regular hours to attend committee hearings, undertake site inspections, carry out joint operations, and follow up complaint investigations.
About us
We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government
reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey
to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and
communities.
Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great
place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to
make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance,
Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver
services.
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with
ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail,
and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A
place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-
minded people.
When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.
Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and
challenges you in a positive way, every day.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
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