Environmental Health Officer - Food & Workplace Safety
| Posting date: | 02 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £30.22 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2024 |
| Location: | EALING, LONDON, W5 2HL |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Ealing 7860-1 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Environmental Health Officer - Food & Workplace Safety
Reference no: Ealing 7860-1
Pay Rate: £30.22 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 35 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: EALING, LONDON
Candidate must have recent local authority experience and proficient in FHRS.
Discharge the Councils statutory and non-statutory functions as well as it’s related strategies and policies with regard to food safety and workplace safety, health and welfare by carrying out official food controls and other interventions.
Support businesses to achieve full legal compliance through advice and education programs but where necessary take the appropriate and proportionate enforcement actions in accordance with national and Council policies and relevant legislative provisions to safeguard public health and the food supply chain.
Respond to, and where necessary investigate and report upon complaints and requests for service in relation to food safety and workplace safety, health and welfare issues. Where necessary liaising with the relevant external agencies including the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Public Health England etc. Will be required to inspect a range of businesses (Cat B-D and newly registered).
Key Responsibilities
Undertake and discharge the responsibilities of a duly appointed and warranted Environmental Health Officer.
Exercise warranted powers and authority to make application to Court under Food Safety or Health & Safety legislation including, for the ‘closure’ of food premise giving rise to imminent risk to the health of the public.
Act as the Council’s specialist and where appropriate expert witness on matters within the post holder’s professional expertise and where appropriate, making such expertise, knowledge and experience available to the team and the Regulatory Services Department.
Act as point of reference for expert knowledge, professional interpretation of legislation and guidance as applicable in the support of Regulatory Services Officers in the team as well as the Regulatory Services Department and Council.
Undertake and self manage within delegated parameters and authority lead responsibility for specific areas of service delivery in Food Safety and related H&SWA matters, initiating, executing and overseeing proactive complex projects to improve business awareness and compliance in these areas.
Produce written guidance on matters within the post holder’s knowledge, expertise and professional competence. Including, interpretation of legislation and applicability as well as implementation of compliance codes, best practice and working procedures/protocols.
Contribute to the setting and achievement of service objectives and performance targets for the team.
Deputise for the post holder’s line manager/ team leader as and when required.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Higher level specialist qualification relevant to Food Safety duties. Including, Diploma/Degree in Environmental Health, or equivalent food /environmental related diploma or degree course
Qualification to act as an Environmental Health Officer (EHORB Registration);
Maintenance and proof of professional requirements regarding Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
Knowledge:
In depth practical and theoretical knowledge and skills sufficient to effectively carry out technically specialist and complex difficult duties within the Food & Workplace Safety team
Experience:
Experience of undertaking complex investigations and enforcement work
Experience of technical supervision of staff, students or contractors.
Experience of applying Equalities/Diversity policy guidance to team work.
Evidence of high performance enforcement service delivery and customer care.
Skills & Abilities:
Ability to train and equip other Regulatory Services Officers in specialist areas of work.
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Job Ref: Ealing 7860-1
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