Environmental Health Officer (food)

Full Vacancy Description

Job Description               Environmental Health Officer

Job Purpose:

To carry out enforcement, advisory and promotional duties relating to the delivery of environmental health services.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

To undertake an allocated case load of inspections, and deal with all requests for service and related investigations

Promoting improved standards by providing information and training to local businesses and advising consumers.

Undertaking duties as required for delivering port health functions.

To assist in maintaining the database relating to environmental health functions, ensuring that conventional and computer records and systems are correct and up to date.

To attend training courses, seminars, etc as agreed in accordance with identified training needs.

To comply with the CIEH requirements for CPD and to keep up to date generally with relevant professional work areas, legislation and technical developments in the environmental health field.

Promote and contribute to the development of the Council’s “One Team” philosophy and approach to service delivery.

To contribute to corporate projects and cross service initiatives as appropriate and in line with the Council’s commitment to a “Customer First” ethos.

To undertake such other work as may be required from time to time by the Assistant Chief Executive or Head of Service consistent with the duties and grading of the post.

To comply with all the policies and procedures of the Council (e.g. Equal Opportunities, Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Health & Safety). Copies of these can be found in the Employees Handbook (which will be amended and reissued should there be any changes) and / or from Human Resources.

This Job Description is not definitive or exhaustive but is provided to give the postholder an indication of the range of activities, duties and responsibilities concerned with the employment.

Any changes to this job description will only be made following consultation with the post holder.

The Council is committed to equal opportunities.

It is the Council’s aim to ensure that no potential job applicant, employee or service user, will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status. The Council will also not impose any conditions or requirements, which disproportionately disadvantage any group, which cannot be justified in terms of the needs of the job or the service provided.

Person Specification

1 Experience

Experience in food safety and health and safety enforcement.

Use of ICT systems.

Enforcement of relevant statutory requirements.

2 Skills & Abilities

Good general report and letter writing.

Preparation of technical reports following inspections.

Evidence gathering for enforcement purposes.

Data evaluation and manipulation.

Delivery of food safety and health and safety training courses

and effective good quality presentations.          

3 Knowledge

Food safety and health and safety hazards in the local authority enforcement sector.

Current food safety and health and safety legislation, FSA codes of practice and working guides.

Principals and practice of controlling rats, mice, vermin and nuisance pests and also pest control legislation.

PACE, Criminal Investigation and Procedures Act, RIPA, preparation of evidence, service of statutory notices. 

Transmission and control of food borne disease and other notifiable infectious disease.

4 Education/Qualifications

Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health:

Post Graduate qualification in food safety or health and safety

5 Other Requirements:-

Driving Licence.

The role is for an initial three months, but may be extended.

The Council would consider candidates on a part time basis

Pay is £25.70 per hour PAYE plus holiday or £32 per hour (umbrella company).  The Council is prepared to go up to £35 per hour for the right candidate