Job Reference PLC00889
Job Title Licensing Officer - Animal Welfare
Contact Email dferrer@hillingdon.gov.uk

About Hillingdon

Hillingdon Council: Putting our residents first.

Hillingdon Borough offers a diverse range of licensed premises, from traditional pubs and bars, restaurants and theatres to sports stadiums, special treatment premises and businesses that deal with animals. Hillingdon boasts rural areas with award winning green spaces and country parks, and also major hubs for commerce and industry. We are passionate about our town centres and night time and leisure economies and putting residents first. With such a diverse range of licensed premises, are you up for the challenge?

About the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and friendly Licensing Team.  It will involve playing a key role in delivering our responsibilities and obligations in relation to the area of Animal Health & Animal Licensing.

The successful candidate will be competent and experienced in dealing with this interesting and complex area of licensing but more importantly have a genuine interest in this topic.

About the person

The successful candidate will possess excellent working knowledge and understanding of Animal Health & Animal Licensing.  Furthermore, they will be able to show experience and involvement in its application to casework and demonstrate partnership working, and identify how this has led to a successful outcome. The ideal candidate will have an organised approach to their own workload whilst dealing with conflicting priorities, a focus on delivering excellent customer service alongside experience of working collaboratively with internal and external partners. They would have successfully achieved or working towards the ‘Professional Programme in Inspecting Licensing Activities Involving Animals’ qualification.

Additional information

We offer a range of Company benefits. These vary according to the business area and role but may include:

• local government average salary pension scheme
• free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
• a 36-hour week for all full-time staff
• generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 days after five years' service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days
• career breaks
• flexible/hybrid working
• season ticket loan
• access to a Credit Union
• access to a wide range of training and courses
• discount on a variety of Adult Education courses run by the Council
• payment of professional fees where these are required
• discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
• cycle purchase scheme
• car sharing scheme#
• 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses

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