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Community Officer
Occupation Code: 5419
Alternative titles: Local Warden, Traffic Warden
Job description and duties
Community Officers are responsible for enforcing and applying the law indiscriminately particularly those relating to traffic and environmental law violations, by cautioning, issuing charges, fines and citations as governed by regulations, code of ethics and procedures.
Typically, a Community Officer is expected to:
• Provide traffic accident assistance such as carrying out the marking of collisions
• Monitor surveillance systems such as CCTV
• Report abandoned or badly parked vehicles so that clamping or towing may be carried
out
• Issue contraventions to individuals not
abiding by the driving code and take
photographic evidence (where applicable)
• Maintain control of pedestrians’ movement
in streets or roads
• Provide traffic management assistance,
such as diverting traffic from accident sites
or closed roads
• Ensure that all regulations stipulated by law
to various contractors are enforced Jobsplus
• Appear in Court and Regional Tribunals
• Calm down angry commuters
Work environment
Community Officers are employed in the public sector entity LESA. Community Officers may work in a number of different locations according to work exigencies. The nature of the work may be physically demanding.
Community Officers typically work on a full-time basis. Work may be on shift basis and one is expected to work on public holidays and during weekends.
Occupation data
Entry level education / special licences / warrants
To work as a Community Officer, individuals should:
• Be over the age of 18
• Have a clean Police Conduct Certificate
• Pass initial background and security
screening
• In possession of a Community Officer licence
after completing the 9 week training course approved by LESA
Number of employees (2017)
126
Share of foreigners (2017)
2%
Job Outlook (2018 - 2022)
+30%
Median Pay (per annum)
€12,300
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