Environmental Health Officer
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,745 to £38,223 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Nelson, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Pendle Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | V03 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Environmental Health practitioner to join our Commercial Team. This is a full-time and permanent position.
You will be responsible for food hygiene, health and safety, infectious disease, and public health projects. You will carry out both programmed and reactive food hygiene inspections and take appropriate enforcement action as well as providing advice and support to business. You will also contribute to other work areas covered by the Commercial Team.
You must hold a degree / diploma in Environmental Health and EHRB registration with at least 2 years’ experience working in a relevant Environmental Health field. You must also be able to demonstrate your ability to meet the requirements of an Authorised Officer in accordance with the requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice.
The Borough of Pendle lies in Lancashire’s beautiful Pennines and is within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and the city of Manchester.
Pendle Borough Council offers an excellent work-life balance including an Agile Working Policy which allows a flexible approach to work location, flexitime with no core hours, up to 2 days flexi leave a month, compressed working options and up to 31 days annual leave.
The Council’s benefits package includes an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional annual leave, a cycle to work scheme, home tech and car scheme salary sacrifice schemes. You will also be rewarded with access to our benefits programme, Vivup, which provides easy access to unbeatable discounts for retailers such as Argos, M&S, B&Q, Currys PC World, etc.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Pendle Borough Council does not discriminate on any basis of disability, sex, marriage or civil partnership, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy or maternity.
If you would like an informal discussion about this vacancy, please call 01282 662009, or email Michael.duck@pendle.gov.uk.
You will be responsible for food hygiene, health and safety, infectious disease, and public health projects. You will carry out both programmed and reactive food hygiene inspections and take appropriate enforcement action as well as providing advice and support to business. You will also contribute to other work areas covered by the Commercial Team.
You must hold a degree / diploma in Environmental Health and EHRB registration with at least 2 years’ experience working in a relevant Environmental Health field. You must also be able to demonstrate your ability to meet the requirements of an Authorised Officer in accordance with the requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice.
The Borough of Pendle lies in Lancashire’s beautiful Pennines and is within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and the city of Manchester.
Pendle Borough Council offers an excellent work-life balance including an Agile Working Policy which allows a flexible approach to work location, flexitime with no core hours, up to 2 days flexi leave a month, compressed working options and up to 31 days annual leave.
The Council’s benefits package includes an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional annual leave, a cycle to work scheme, home tech and car scheme salary sacrifice schemes. You will also be rewarded with access to our benefits programme, Vivup, which provides easy access to unbeatable discounts for retailers such as Argos, M&S, B&Q, Currys PC World, etc.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Pendle Borough Council does not discriminate on any basis of disability, sex, marriage or civil partnership, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy or maternity.
If you would like an informal discussion about this vacancy, please call 01282 662009, or email Michael.duck@pendle.gov.uk.
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