Code Compliance Officer

Join Our Team as a Code Compliance Officer – Make a Difference in St. Cloud!

The City of St. Cloud is seeking a dedicated Code Compliance Officer to help maintain and improve the quality of life for our residents and businesses. This position works both in the office and out in the field, investigating and evaluating residential and commercial properties for code, zoning, and life safety violations.

We are looking for someone who embodies our core values:

• Accountability – Take responsibility for ensuring compliance and promoting a safe, healthy community.
• Empowerment – Make informed decisions in the field and contribute to solutions that positively impact our city.
• Innovation – Identify creative approaches to code enforcement and problem-solving.
• Ownership – Take pride in your work and the role you play in improving St. Cloud’s neighborhoods and businesses.

Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you are committed to protecting public safety, enhancing community standards, and serving with integrity, we want you on our team!

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary. 

• Prepares documentation for legal review; maintains a log of inspection and enforcement activity; enters case data into database.
• Receives and reviews complaints on violations of environmental, nuisance, zoning, permitting, housing, and other code areas.
• Makes inspections of vacant properties for compliance with codes and ordinances.
• Conducts research into legal ownership; investigates complaints; makes reports on suspected ordinance violations.
• Issues notices to those in violation of codes and ordinances.
• Prepares cases for board meetings.
• Presents violation cases before the Code Compliance Special Magistrate.
• Attends various meetings and make presentations when necessary.
• Enters work orders and routes to the appropriate department, communicates with requestor(s) when there are special circumstances.
• Performs clerical duties including answering phones and preparing documents.
• Performs related work as assigned.

• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by one (1) year of code enforcement experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.  Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English).
•  Certification by the Florida Association of Code Enforcement preferred.
•  Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Mathematics:
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Language Ability:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
 
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary : $24 - $35