Environmental Health Officer
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,626 to £40,476 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Wiltshire, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Wiltshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3919 |
Summary
Salary: £38,626 - £40,476
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Tuesday 12 August 2025
Public Protection Service - Safeguarding Communities, Empowering Lives
Our Public Protection Service are looking for someone who can join our enthusiastic and creative team as an Environmental Health Officer!
The service sits within our large unitary authority, bringing together food hygiene, food standards, health and safety, trading standards, animal health, environmental protection, licensing, ASB/Community Safety and pest control. In this role, you will have the chance to work within all these disciplines, gaining valuable experience and making a tangible difference in our communities. We are looking for someone who can join our enthusiastic and creative team who value innovation and sustainability in regulatory services; getting involved in a range of projects from food hygiene to food standards, health and safety and infectious disease control.
As an Environmental Health Officer in the Food and Safety Team, you will play a key role in both our proactive and reactive work programmes. With responsibilities including conducting inspections, ensuring compliance with health and safety, food safety and food standards regulations, and working collaboratively with other knowledgeable and forward-thinking officers on a variety of innovative projects, with a unified commitment to protecting the public and supporting each other.
Our ideal candidate will have completed their Environmental Health Practitioner Portfolio and be a CIEH registered Environmental Health Practitioner. You will have previous experience in food safety, health and safety, and infectious disease control. You will hold a UK Driving Licence. To succeed in this role, you will have an approachable manner, excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise workload independently. Existing knowledge of high-risk and complex food processes is not essential but will be beneficial for the role.
If you are interested in learning more about our team and the work we do, you can join us for a "Meet the Team" session where you can get to know your potential colleagues, ask questions, and see first-hand what makes our team an exciting place to work. Details will be provided upon application, and shortlisting for interviews will take place following this session.
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Tuesday 12 August 2025
Public Protection Service - Safeguarding Communities, Empowering Lives
Our Public Protection Service are looking for someone who can join our enthusiastic and creative team as an Environmental Health Officer!
The service sits within our large unitary authority, bringing together food hygiene, food standards, health and safety, trading standards, animal health, environmental protection, licensing, ASB/Community Safety and pest control. In this role, you will have the chance to work within all these disciplines, gaining valuable experience and making a tangible difference in our communities. We are looking for someone who can join our enthusiastic and creative team who value innovation and sustainability in regulatory services; getting involved in a range of projects from food hygiene to food standards, health and safety and infectious disease control.
As an Environmental Health Officer in the Food and Safety Team, you will play a key role in both our proactive and reactive work programmes. With responsibilities including conducting inspections, ensuring compliance with health and safety, food safety and food standards regulations, and working collaboratively with other knowledgeable and forward-thinking officers on a variety of innovative projects, with a unified commitment to protecting the public and supporting each other.
Our ideal candidate will have completed their Environmental Health Practitioner Portfolio and be a CIEH registered Environmental Health Practitioner. You will have previous experience in food safety, health and safety, and infectious disease control. You will hold a UK Driving Licence. To succeed in this role, you will have an approachable manner, excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise workload independently. Existing knowledge of high-risk and complex food processes is not essential but will be beneficial for the role.
If you are interested in learning more about our team and the work we do, you can join us for a "Meet the Team" session where you can get to know your potential colleagues, ask questions, and see first-hand what makes our team an exciting place to work. Details will be provided upon application, and shortlisting for interviews will take place following this session.
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