Enforcement Support Officer

**Summary**:
**Job title**:Enforcement Support Officer - Internal

**Grade**: F

**Salary**: £32,909 - £35,411 per annum (rising by annual increments to £35,411). More information on salaries and progression can be found on our **pay and policies** page.

**Hours**: Full Time - 37 hours per week

**Appointment Type**:Permanent

**Contact**: For a chat about this post, please contact **Dave Waters, Group Manager Protection** by telephone on **07500066143.**

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We are one of the largest combined Fire and Rescue Services in the country and are rated as ‘Good’ by the HM Inspectorate in terms of our Efficiency, Effectiveness and how well we look after our People.

We offer a wide range of **employee benefits** and strive to ensure that staff feel valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes and health & well-being services.

**As an Enforcement Support Officer in our Protection department you will**:

- Support the Enforcement Manager in the administration and case preparation for prosecution activities and distribution
- Responsible for production of evidence such as master imagery, documentation, the processing of the evidence and maintenance equipment
- Act as Disclose Officer observing used and unused evidence to assess cases and make declaration for full disclosure

**What makes you our ideal **Enforcement Support Officer?**
- You hold either/or both a level 4 Diploma (or equivalent) in Fire Safety having followed the CFOA competency framework or the Advanced Professional Certificate in Legal Skills in Investigation (APCIL) and be willing to achieve the other within the set timeframe
- You either have previous experience within a technical fire safety role, working with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (2005) or experience of working in a level field including managing evidence and interpreting legislation, carrying out/constructing up interviews (PACE) or a combination of both
- Hold the Disclosure Officer qualification or be willing to achieve this within 12 months
- Expert knowledge within embedding practices to deliver and strengthen organisational improvement increasing efficiencies and effectiveness

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

**Please note: This role is open to current staff members of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service ONLY.**

**Other Information**:

- You must have a full current driving licence. Use of your own vehicle will be required, however a Service vehicle may be available.
- The role has an occasional travel requirement across the Service Area to support the Protection Department.
- The role involves some evening and weekend working.
- A Basic Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment**_. _**:

- Pension allowances (Lifetime or Annual): Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any allowance implications. A breach in the Annual or Lifetime Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge.

**To find out more and apply**:
**About the rewards**:
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

If you hold international qualifications, you will be required to provide official evidence that shows how these compare to UK Qualifications. We will accept a Statement of Comparability from a UK organisation called ENIC which can be obtained via **their website**. Please note that UK ENIC charge for this service, so if you request a Statement of Compatibility, you will be required to pay for it as we are unable to reimburse you.

**Values & Behaviours Framework**

Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes are based on our **Core Code of Ethics** that has been developed specifically for Fire and Rescue Services. When recruiting, we identify the most important behaviours for the role and these are used as part of the short-listing and selection process.