Licensing & Enforcement Team Leader

Oadby & Wigston; Oadby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council is seeking a Licensing and Enforcement Team Leader to manage licensing services under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act. The role involves handling customer queries, significant inspection, and enforcement duties, while enjoying flexible working arrangements in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous local government pension scheme

Flexi-time

Great holidays

Qualifications

• Significant inspection and enforcement experience.
• Excellent people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the licensing service while maintaining a caseload.
• Be the first point of contact for all licensing queries.
• Visit premises in the borough as required.

Skills

Inspection experience

Enforcement experience

People management

Job description

We are looking for a talented individual to join our Licensing team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill Country Park in Oadby, and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work, and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holidays, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefits

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. Employees are expected to work in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process.

The Licensing team is responsible for licensing premises under the Licensing Act 2003 for the sale of alcohol and entertainment, late night refreshments, and street trading, along with the licensing of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire drivers and vehicles. They are also responsible for licensing premises under the Gambling Act.

The Licensing and Enforcement Team Leader will manage the licensing service while maintaining a caseload in relation to licensing services. They will also be the first point of contact to customers for all licensing queries, including visiting premises in the borough when required.

If you have significant inspection and enforcement experience and excellent people management skills, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

Please contact Jon Wells (Strategic Manager) at [e-mail] for an informal discussion.

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.

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