Part-time Environmental Health Officer - Food and Safety

Job opportunity: Environmental Health Officer - Food and SafetyPart-time Environmental Health Officer - Food and SafetyECR000122Hours14.8 hours per weekContractPermanentLocationCastle House, Newcastle-under LymeAbout the jobWe are looking for an experienced Environmental Health Officer to join our busy Food and Safety Team.As well as the activities routinely undertaken by an Environmental Health Officer, you will act as lead EHO for a range of initiatives and enforcement activities including but not limited to:Supporting the work of the team.Your role will involve an element of out of hours working and youwill also be expected to take part in the Regulatory services Out of Hours Emergency Standby rota.RequirementsExperience in Environmental Health professional dutiesDetailed current knowledge of Environmental Health services and legislation.Registered with the Environmental Health Registration BoardKnowledge of Environmental Health statutory and legal responsibilities.Working knowledge of Microsoft applications sufficient to input and retrieve data using packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook for emailWhy work for us?Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find better ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities. If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values ; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious Council plan. Our historic Borough is a place of marked contrasts. We are the home of a world class University at Keele, a leading light known internationally for its research and sustainability record, which stands side by side with former mining communities including some which register amongst the most deprived areas in the country. Our Borough is also a mixture of urban centres, affected by some of the same social issues facing our neighbouring city, Stoke-on-Trent, but also outstanding rural landscapes in our less populated villages. Our plans and priorities aim to address the needs of all our communities. Our People OfferWe reward our people with a competitive range of benefits including; access to the local government pension scheme, minimum 24days annual leave plus5 extra days after 5 years' service, flexible working options and family friendly policies, local and national high street discounts, free car parking, green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice, free employee 24 hour employee assistance and counselling services, flu vaccination service and health checks plus development and training opportunities.For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Nesta Barker, Service Director for Regulatory Services ##### on Friday 26 April 2024.Should we receive a large number of applications, then this post could close sooner than the date stated.Shortlistedapplicants will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the interview or assessment process please contact our People team (#####)Need help completing the online application form?Our application form has recently been updated to make it easier to apply, please be aware that you are not able to save your application part way through so please ensure you have all information to hand;Make a note of the details of the post you are applying for. Read through the job description and person specification.Review our values and behaviours.Ensure that you have relevant job application information to hand i.e. employment details, qualifications and training, professional memberships (if applicable) and the details of two referees.If you have a CV you can cut and paste information easily into the form.The supporting information section of the application is your opportunity to share with us your key achievements and highlight any relevant experience. We’d like you to tell us; who you are, your values and strengths, why you feel you are suitable for the role and finally, your career goals.We’d suggest typing your supporting information firstly to a Word document and then copy and paste to the supporting information section of the online application. This way you won’t lose valuable information if the page times out.At the end of the form you can choose to save a copy of your application, we advise doing this.If you are interested in more than one role, you will need to submit a separate form for each job.
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