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City of Wichita Part Time Neighborhood Inspector in Wichita, Kansas

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13215738

The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.

*Distinguishing Features of Work\ *This role is your opportunity to be a key player in maintaining safe, well-regulated communities by ensuring compliance with Short-Term Rental regulations, zoning laws, signage, and business licensing requirements. Youll work independently in the field, making informed, on-the-spot decisions while engaging with business owners, property managers, and residents to resolve issues fairly and professionally. Think of it as problem-solving meets community impactyour expertise will help shape neighborhoods while ensuring city standards are upheld. While support is available when needed, youll take ownership of your work, navigating challenges with confidence. If youre ready for a role where your judgment, technical skills, and community impact make a visible difference, this is it.

**Employees within the department or division shall be given first consideration**

**Posting may close at any time **

Examples of Work Performed

  • Review of Short Term Rental regulations.
  • Review and approval of Short Term Rental licenses.
  • Inspects business establishments such as pawnbrokers, carnival amusement rides, dance halls, private clubs, home occupations, itinerant merchants, secondhand dealers, and clairvoyants for compliance with occupational license laws of the City.
  • Inspects temporary signs for conformance to appropriate codes.
  • Investigates and inspects various locations for appropriate use and occupancy as provided in the City zoning ordinance.
  • Follows up inspections for violations and secures compliance with codes and laws.
  • Answers inquiries and complaints over the phone or at the counter.
  • Writes reports and prepares notices of violations, citations and/or uniform criminal complaints as required.
  • Employee may specialize in all or some of the above enforcement duties as assigned by the employee supervisor.
  • These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
  • Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements of Work

  • Knowledge of the municipal minimum zoning ordinance, sign ordinance, and appropriate occupational license laws.
  • Ability to detect violations; confer with property owners in regard to requirements of City ordinances related to the immediate problem, and to work out a satisfactory solution to gain full compliance with codes, using firmness and tact.
  • Ability to traverse uneven terrain and/or rotted or uneven floor surfaces and ascend and descend steps; and bend and stoop and/or crawl to look into or under building crawl spaces, cellars, attics and foundations.
  • Ability to take inspection report notes in the field and/or operate a 35 mm camera to document violations.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, employees of other Departments, representatives of other organizations, and the public.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to work occasionally in the evenings or on weekends.
  • Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas driver\'s license.
  • An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool, and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

Offers of employment will be made contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which will include drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal records check.

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