Code Enforcement Officer (South County)
Full Time
Sarasota County, FL
Posted
Job description
Department:
Planning and Development Services
About Our Job
This is work enforcing and ensuring compliance with Federal, State and County regulations, statutes, and ordinances as it relates to real property, building codes, unfit/unsafe structure program, sound, news rack, adult entertainment, zoning violations, solid waste, and water quality.
Job Description:
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Investigates, researches, enforces and processes complaints regarding the above ordinances and codes.
- Determines legal descriptions and property owners from County Records.
- Maintains complaint records and inputs data into the computer tracking system.
- Utilizes contractors for abatement of violations.
- Prepares and testifies on cases for hearing before the Special Magistrate.
- Compiles case information for public records requests.
- Recovers illegal signs from the rights-of-way.
- Attends cross training sessions with co-workers to address the comprehensive list of codes.
- Attends FACE and other internal and external training as required.
- Works with citizens, civic associations and homeowner’s associations to maintain a clean healthful and aesthetically pleasing community.
- Distributes educational materials.
- Participates in monthly Community Cleanup Events.
- Attends Home Owner Association meetings.
Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
About You
Minimum Qualifications:
- A High School Diploma or its equivalent.
- Three (3) years of field enforcement experience involving interpreting, documenting, reporting, and/or correcting violations of regulatory codes or ordinances.
- An Associate's degree can substitute for two years of the required experience.
- A Florida Drivers' License is required at time of hire.
- Must obtain FACE (Florida Association of Code Enforcement) certification (one level) within one year of employment.
About Everything Else
Pay: $18.32- $21.00
This Posting is currently Open Until Filled
Employee Type:
Regular (Budgeted)
Benefits:
- Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more!
- Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
- Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)
A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are the keys to serving, representing and understanding our community. We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different and are committed to creating a culture of understanding and respect where our employees realize that we are stronger together.
Our vision is to have a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that attracts, develops, retains and engages a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.
Sarasota County Government promotes diversity and inclusion in its workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identification or expression, genetic information, religion, national origin, marital status, age or disability. A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.
Government employers are drug-free and tobacco-free environments, EEO/AA/ADA employers, and they prohibit discrimination in all services, programs or activities.
Sarasota County Government is a
Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free
Workplace.
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