Environmental Health Officer
| Posting date: | 29 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,476 to £43,693 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Enhanced pension contribution, benefits package |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bedford Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Environmental Health Officer (Health, Safety & Licensing)
£40,476 - £43,693 pro rata per annum (pay award pending)
Part-time 18.5 hours per week
Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Bedford Borough Council for a part-time Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner within the Health, Safety & Licensing team, responsible for enforcing a range of regulatory functions associated to workplace health and safety, and licensed premises and functions such animal welfare licensing.
This is an exciting and challenging post, that will allow you to experience a range of environmental health functions with opportunities to experience and support wider regulatory operations across the service. You must be a positive, highly motivated and organised individual with the ability to deliver against a challenging and rewarding work plan.
You will be joining a busy, friendly, supportive and professional team within a forward-thinking and innovative service which is already utilising technology to enhance the service we deliver and provide its officers with efficient and modern working practices supporting a great work life balance.
Ideally you will have experience of operating within a similar role, with a range of associated knowledge and investigative skills to help protect the public and legitimate businesses.
Bedford Borough Council offer an extensive benefits package including a generous pension contribution. For more information please visit www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us
If you would like to discuss the role please contact Katharine Painter, Team Leader – Health, Safety & Licensing on 01234 718510.
How to apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 31st August 2025
Interview Date(s): W/C 18th September 2025
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical
For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk
Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
£40,476 - £43,693 pro rata per annum (pay award pending)
Part-time 18.5 hours per week
Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Bedford Borough Council for a part-time Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner within the Health, Safety & Licensing team, responsible for enforcing a range of regulatory functions associated to workplace health and safety, and licensed premises and functions such animal welfare licensing.
This is an exciting and challenging post, that will allow you to experience a range of environmental health functions with opportunities to experience and support wider regulatory operations across the service. You must be a positive, highly motivated and organised individual with the ability to deliver against a challenging and rewarding work plan.
You will be joining a busy, friendly, supportive and professional team within a forward-thinking and innovative service which is already utilising technology to enhance the service we deliver and provide its officers with efficient and modern working practices supporting a great work life balance.
Ideally you will have experience of operating within a similar role, with a range of associated knowledge and investigative skills to help protect the public and legitimate businesses.
Bedford Borough Council offer an extensive benefits package including a generous pension contribution. For more information please visit www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us
If you would like to discuss the role please contact Katharine Painter, Team Leader – Health, Safety & Licensing on 01234 718510.
How to apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 31st August 2025
Interview Date(s): W/C 18th September 2025
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical
For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk
Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.