Enforcement Officer

at  City of Brampton

Job Description:
JOB TITLE: Enforcement Officer
DEPARTMENT: Legislative Services

• Provide guidance and field training to new employees and students. Provide training and dispatch services as required.
• Work independently and collectively with other by-law enforcement officers to ensure residents, businesses, visitors comply with municipal by-laws.
• Respond to complaints, take pro-active action on by-law violations and participate in division wide, seasonal and priority enforcement initiatives.
• Gather evidence for prosecutions, testify in court, hearings and tribunals.
• Lead and assist in by-law investigations.
• Enforce by-laws using a variety of investigative techniques and tools, including plain-clothes assignments, as required.
• Attend specialized enforcement training and obtain related certifications (i.e., Noise, Building Code etc) as required.
• Responsible for obtaining search warrants, seizure, storage of evidence and services legal notices.
• Maintain daily journal of activities, investigations, complaints and evidence. Maintain physical files, electronic case management files, daily updating of investigations and maintain statistics.
• Liaise with community members (schools, businesses, residents, etc), attend public meetings and provide expert advise on educational and enforcement responses to community concerns.
• Participate in special initiatives and extended enforcement projects.
• Collaborate with other enforcement agencies including MTO, Regional Police, OPP, Animal Control, Municipal by-law enforcement agencies, etc.
• Provide dispatch services as required.
• Interact with other City Departments.
• Follow all standard operating procedures for the maintenance of corporate equipment.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of policies and procedures, as required.
• Patrols may include foot patrol, bicycle and other enforcement vehicles.
• Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned