Trainee Licensing Officer

Place & Economic Growth

Public Protection – Licensing Team

Ref: G3/OL-89679

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £23,893 - £25,979 per annum (Grade 3)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Sir Robert Peacock House, Vulcan St, Oldham, OL1 4LA and other sites

Closing Date: Thursday 29th February 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC

Job Description & Person Specification.doc

Role Overview:

• To be part of the Licensing Team which administers and enforces relevant legislation. The post holder will work as part of a team and learn the skills necessary to ensure compliance.
• To undertake and successfully complete training against an appropriate Apprenticeship Standard and any other training as part of the role, which will be delivered by approved training providers

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist the licensing team in carrying out compliance work, including investigations of complaints, compliance checks and audits on the full range of licensing functions, to carry out quality control checks on licences being issued prior to them being handed out, to deliver training to new applicants and hold knowledge test sessions.
• To undertake and successfully complete all required training, including the Level 4 Regulatory Compliance Officer apprenticeship standard. Further Licensing specific training would be required including the Award for Personal Licence Holders and the Professional Licensing Practitioners Qualification.
• Appropriately apply technical knowledge and experience of compliance to real world situations.
• Assist officers in taking appropriate formal and informal enforcement action, and give advice, to achieve compliance, in line with relevant council policies and procedures and Licensing legislation.

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• Literacy and numeracy skills of a standard necessary to fulfil the obligations of the post.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with the public, businesses, other staff, and management either face to face, by telephone, through e-mails, presentations, reports, or letters etc.
• Ability to use own initiative, prioritise and manage workload over extended periods, producing accurate work within deadlines
• Ability to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and to work proficiently on computer-based systems and databases.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses. Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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£23,893

permanent

full time