Parking Attendant - 65 Posts (Full Time & Part Time) (Readvertisement) - GLA14295

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for 65 Parking Attendants to join our On Street Enforcement team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you\'re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Position Details

Reporting to the Senior Parking Attendants/Enforcement Supervisors, you will be responsible for patrolling beats on foot, identifying infringements to legislation/regulations and issuing penalty charge notices, authorising vehicle removals and dealing with enquiries and complaints from members of the public. This can be a challenging position which requires effective communication and organisational skills and the ability to deal with confrontational situations whilst remaining calm and polite under pressure.

Applicants must be physically fit and capable of walking long distances. You must have the ability to work alone or as part of a team.

Basic literacy skills and basic keyboard skills are essential, and you should be familiar with smartphone usage and applications and the ability to complete paperwork/reports associated with parking appeals or Health & Safety incidents.

A NAT5 level or equivalent qualification including English, and a current driving licence are desirable.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

It is anticipated that interviews will take place from week commencing 03 November 2025.

Contract Details

Whilst the positions advertised are for full time hours which involves evening and weekend working, we would welcome applications from candidates who may only be able to work part-time hours. If selected for interview, we can discuss this with you in more detail.

Weekly Hours: 35 hours

Work Pattern: 5 days over 7, with shifts in operation between 7:30am and 10:30pm

Annual Salary: £25,151.16 - £26,745.03 on an incremental scale

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £3,476 and a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £1,172.

Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you\\\'re successful in your job application, you\\\'ll have access to these benefits which include:

  • 182 hours paid annual leave, rising to 203 hours after 5 years\\\' service (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
  • 5 hours paid public holidays each year (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
  • Local government pension scheme
  • Life and Personal Accident Insurance
  • Occupational Sickness Pay
  • Staff Benefit Scheme
  • Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies

Application Packs

The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you second class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see GCC Job Evaluation

For further information about working for us please refer to our website GCC HR Policies

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