Food Safety Officer - EAD07468
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32,446.72 to £37,246.21 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 June 2024 |
| Location: | Kirkintilloch, G66 1XJ |
| Company: | East Dunbartonshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | EAD07468 |
Summary
Job Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Food Safety Officer to join our Environmental Health Team.
Applicants should hold The Scottish Food Safety Officers’ Registration Board (SFSORB) Higher Certificate in Food Practice OR both the Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection and Higher Certificate in Food Standards Inspection.
Applications will also be considered from candidates with a degree in a food or science-related discipline or with other equivalent experience who would undergo the essential training once in post.
Where applicants deem their qualifications to be equivalent to allow them to register with The Scottish Food Safety Officers’ Registration Board contact should be made directly with REHIS at contact@rehis.com. The Institute will provide details of the assessment process including anticipated timescales and fees for the assessment.
The successful candidate will be based within the Business Regulation Section of our team. You will be responsible for undertaking food law interventions, investigation of food poisoning outbreaks and other food-related incidents, food sampling, dealing with a range of enquiry and complaint responses and assisting with developing policies and strategies.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills as well as a customer orientated approach.
East Dunbartonshire is a small suburban authority situated between the scenic Campsie Fells and the City of Glasgow. The role allows for mobile working, giving the successful applicant the opportunity to combine working from home, in the field and in the office. This is a great opportunity to work in a well-connected location with a small friendly team of professionals undertaking a varied and diverse workload.
The contact officer for any informal discussion in relation to this role is Kenny MacDonald, Team Leader-Environmental Health (0141 777 3311 ex. 3805).
PVG / Disclosure Scotland
The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria
Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.
Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.
In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.
Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.
The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.
Charter of Commitment
The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:
• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with
screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.
Websites
East Dunbartonshire Council
www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/residents/environmental-health-residents/food-safety
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