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Animal Health & Welfare Officer - EAY11092

Posting date:	11 April 2025
Salary:	£33,124.00 to £35,927.00 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	25 April 2025
Location:	Kilmarnock, KA3 7BU
Company:	East Ayrshire Council
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	EAY11092

Summary

Job Description

The enforcement of animal health, welfare & animal feed legislation by undertaking investigations and conducting inspections at agricultural premises and to provide advice on legislative requirements and good practice. Act as part of an enforcement team in performing the duties of the Trading Standards Service.

Requirements

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Responsibilities

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The Individual

This is a permanent full time post based at Council Headquarters, London Road Kilmarnock.

The hours of work are 35 hours per week to be worked Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm and Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm

The full time salary of the post is between £33,124 - £35,927 per annum.

Th workstyle for this post is Mobile’ - 20-49% of your time in an office or other work location. You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 1 to 2.5 days per week and the remainder of the week at home or other work locations as required.
It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.

If you require further information please contact Elaine Cavanagh at
elaine.cavanagh@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

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