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Protective Services currently has an Environmental Health Officer vacancies within its Environmental Health (Food & Workplace Safety) and Environmental Health (Public Protection) Teams.
The main duties relate to regulatory activities including where required the enforcement of various statutes in assisting the Service Manager and Lead Officers in the discharge of Environmental Health functions.
Working within one of the Environmental Health Teams, you will be required to work on your own and with other team members, to carry out the duties and functions of the team. You will also work with and refer to a range of other Council services and partner organisations.
The main roles of the post will be to carry out the operational and professional duties within the remit of Environmental Health as allocated to you, including the investigation and enforcement of alleged contraventions of legislation, the inspection of businesses/premises, and the assessment of applications related to licencing. Working out with normal hours is required, including participation in Standby Service covering out of hours incidents & attendance at public meetings etc. More specific information relating to the role is included below:
The Food & Workplace Safety role will include inspections, interventions and investigation of concerns etc. related to food law, health and safety at work, port health, communicable diseases, and licencing.
The Public Protection role will primarily involve the investigation of complaints relating to Private Housing Standards, assisting with caravan site licensing work, undertaking statutory nuisance investigations, responding to planning consultation requests and helping to develop projects related to Housing, Nuisance and Enforcement.
A link to the role profile is provided at the bottom of this advert. It provides more detailed information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
If you meet the essential qualification criteria outlined below, we’d like to hear from you:
