Environmental Officer: Parks & Open Spaces – Castle Point Borough Council

Environmental Officer: Parks & Open Spaces – Castle Point Borough Council

Castle Point, Essex

2-Month Contact

Part-Time, Temporary. 2 days per week.

£15.86 PAYE / £20.34 Umbrella per hour

Closing Date: Monday 20^th April 2026

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Castle Point Borough Council to recruit an Environmental Officer on a part-time, temporary basis.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to work on-site only.

Why Castle Point? Castle Point Borough Council is a statutory body responsible for employing nearly 350 staff, and delivering over 150 council services, both statutory and for the community's well-being and benefit. Castle Point Borough Council aims to provide high-quality and financially sustainable services while prioritising outstanding customer service, transparency in decision-making, and promoting local democracy. Additionally, the council seeks to transform, modernize, and improve its performance, as well as support and enable the communities within its jurisdiction to be strong, healthy, and thriving.

Our values: Trust, Respect, Improving and Learning, and Customer Focus

The Opportunity

Required for two days per week, the Environmental Officer will need to be able to undertake routine inspections such as Safety Culture inspections and to ensure the provision of high-quality Council-owned land and facilities which are safe to use.

Accountabilities

• To be responsible for the day to day operation of Council owned parks, open spaces, recreational facilities, cemeteries and car parks and for the facilities contained therein.
• To open and close facilities as required and to undertake general horticultural duties/minor repairs as required from time to time
• To undertake programmed inspection & equipment audits, deal with defects in accordance with departmental procedures and assist in the preparation of budget bids for the maintenance and development of facilities
• To respond to emergency call outs both inside and outside of normal working hours and to initiate such action as is necessary to secure/protect Council owned facilities and to ensure the health and safety of users/visitors to the facilities.
• To undertake regular patrols of the parks, open spaces, woodlands, car parks, etc and associated facilities in order to ensure the health and safety of users and other Council staff/volunteers and to reduce the incidence of anti-social behaviour, undertaking corrective and enforcement action where necessary
• To liaise with Essex Police and other emergency services when appropriate

The Experience You Will Bring

• Able to work on their own
• Pro-active mindset
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Experience in operating and maintaining open spaces and associated facilities, including programmed inspections and equipment audits
• Experience of working with community groups.
• Knowledge of and experience in horticultural activities.
• Knowledge of and experience in enforcing relevant legislation.

Castle Point Borough Council is proud to be a disability confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

Castle Point Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

What to do Next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post please email Ashleigh.Drake@essex.gov.uk