Licensing Officer

How you'll make a difference:

Working within a busy and dynamic specialist team, you will contribute to the delivery of a range of advisory and enforcement services across South Gloucestershire. From taxis and street food traders to gambling and entertainment, you will support the delivery of services in relation to a range of licensing legislation.

What you will be doing:

• It will be your responsibility to conduct inspections of high-risk licensed premises and/or activities to ensure public safety, protect the environment, protect children from harm and prevent public nuisance.
• Helping to develop our service, you will research best practice and stay updated on new policies and procedures.
• You will provide accurate, specialist advice to service users and council colleagues, helping to ensuring that effective working relationships are established and maintained.
• Working alongside other council departments and external agencies, you will prepare and present reports on cases and attend licensing sub-committee and court hearings.

What we need from you:

• Evening and weekend working is an integral part of the post to ensure compliance in the licensed trades, with regular work outside of the normal office hours.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.

Interviews will be held on Friday 24th January.

• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

To view the full job description, please click this link: Licensing Officer - Job Description