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Employer: Liverpool City Council
Job Title: Patrol and Response Officer
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Salary: £32,046-36,581 per year
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 16 October, 2026
A Bit About Liverpool City Council
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making the city a better place. Liverpool City Council has ambitious targets to meet and needs people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for the communities.
Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to communities by transforming the way Liverpool City Council works and placing residents at the heart of everything.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to the community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Liverpool City Council’s values shape how the organisation works to deliver public services, and how it communicates with the residents it serves. Liverpool City Council cares about the best outcomes for local people, through its public services.
Liverpool City Council is proud of its world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
The Role
As a Patrol and Response Officer, you are often the very first point of contact for the public enjoying our parks and green spaces. You will respond to emergency incidents and routine inquiries, assessing safety risks and environmental concerns to ensure every situation gets the right response.
The role can be intense, and field conditions can change in seconds, but that is what makes it so meaningful. Work as part of a great team. No shift is ever the same, and your quick actions can directly protect a visitor in distress or preserve the natural environment.
The role involves working shifts, a combination of days, afternoons and nights including weekends and public holidays.
Applicants should have a wide experience of engaging professionally with members of the public, dealing with confrontation and have relevant experience in an enforcement role.
Our Offer to You
- At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) – option to purchase further days
- Agile working (role dependent) – a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
- Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
- Progression – opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing – offer including Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
Next Steps
Closing date: midnight on Friday 16th October 2026
Shortlisting date: TBC
Interview date: TBC
Interview type: Face to face
Liverpool City Council reserves the right to close this vacancy early. Once the role has closed, you will not be able to submit an application, and Liverpool City Council is unable to reopen the vacancy for you to complete it. Liverpool City Council strongly recommends submitting your application well in advance of the closing date to avoid disappointment.
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities it serves. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, Liverpool City Council believes in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, Liverpool City Council guarantees an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact Liverpool City Council at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.
Application Process
Although Liverpool City Council advertises on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, the application process will be directed to the Tribepad system.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted.
Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.
Eligibility to Work in the UK
Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.
All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship.
Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.
This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.
How to Apply
If this opportunity interests you, head to the company’s official website for full details — click here to submit your application.