Civil enforcement officers, which were earlier known as parking attendants, are authorized to ensure that waiting and parking regulations are strictly followed both in car parks and on the streets. The job title for parking enforcement jobs was changed on 31st March 08 under the government's Civil Enforcement Regulations.
play an important role in looking and managing the parking rules. Some of their main duties include the following:
· To ensure that the waiting and parking regulations are followed strictly
· To record and issue the penalty charge notices such as parking tickets. This can be done either manually or on computers.
· To check car park equipment and parking meters and report in case of any faults or damages.
· To ensure that the car parking areas are tidy and clean.
· To report about the missing or inaccurate parking lines or signs.
· To identify and report about the abandoned and suspected vehicles
· To explain the rules and regulations to motorists and inform them about parking facilities
· To check the tickets and receive payments in certain car parking areas.
The civil enforcement officers carry out the following equipments while on work:
· mobile phones or two-way radios to keep continuous contact with the supervisors
· hand-held computers for recording the penalty charge notices
· Hand-held printers for issuing penalty charges.
· Cameras to capture the vehicles that break parking rules and regulations.
Parking attendants jobs are not difficult to find. Moreover, you do not require any specific qualifications to be a civil enforcement officer. Basically, the employers look for a polite gesture and good physical stamina as you are sometimes required to walk long distances in all weather conditions. Besides this, the officer must also have the ability to cope up with the demanding and stressful work situations in a professional manner.
If you have a prior experience of handling any similar public job, then it can work greatly in your favor, as you would be well aware of all the duties and responsibilities implicated in the parking attendant jobs. A driving license can also prove to be useful for this job. However, there are no specified qualifications required for the job, but you may still complete the two qualifications which are as follows:
· City & Guilds Level 2 Award for parking Officers
· NVQ Level 2 in Parking Areas
Before the job, officers are given introductory training to help you start with the job and most of the additional training is given on the job itself. Parking enforcement jobs surely needs to be performed very actively and attentively.
