Environmental Health Team Leader (Commercial) + Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Team Leader (Commercial)

Up to £38,220 per annum + excellent benefits

We have an exciting opportunity for an existing Team Leader or an experienced senior officer looking to progress their career.

We do things differently here at South Kesteven District Council.  We’re open to new ideas and are keen to embrace new ways of thinking and doing.  Which is why we’re looking for people with drive, enthusiasm and creativity to join us.  It’s a fantastic opportunity to work for a Council that is changing and going places.

Our staff have a huge part to play in this success story and we will invest in our people to make sure we have the right skills to apply to the right things.  Times are changing, and we want to ensure our people feel well supported and engaged to help the district thrive and succeed.

What we need:

You will hold a degree in Environmental Health or other relevant qualification plus the Higher Certificate in Food Control and be EHRB registered.  You must have a minimum of 5 years experience of food and health and safety enforcement and a broad range of experience and technical knowledge relevant to the areas of work.

What you will do:

You will lead a small team who carry out proactive interventions alongside investigating complaints at a variety of premises across a range of activities including food hygiene and health and safety enforcement, as well as dealing with private water supplies, accident investigations and infectious disease control. 

What you will bring to the job:

If you have the experience and skills and are a confident, enthusiastic professional we would love to hear from you.

Closing date:  21 October 2019

Environmental Health Officer

Up to £33,987 per annum + excellent benefits

We are looking for an enthusiastic and technically competent qualified Environmental Health Officer who can demonstrate core skills in housing enforcement and environmental protection.

We do things differently here at South Kesteven District Council.  We’re open to new ideas and are keen to embrace new ways of thinking and doing.  Which is why we’re looking for people with drive, enthusiasm and creativity to join us.  It’s a fantastic opportunity to work for a Council that is changing and going places.

Our staff have a huge part to play in this success story and we will invest in our people to make sure we have the right skills to apply to the right things.  Times are changing, and we want to ensure our people feel well supported and engaged to help the district thrive and succeed.

What we need:

You will hold a degree in Environmental Health and be EHRB registered. 

What you will do:

You will be part of a busy team that covers a range of environmental health functions including environmental protection, food safety and health & safety, and private sector housing.  The work is diverse and interesting and whilst you would predominately work within private sector housing you will be expected to work across the range of functions as required.

What you will bring to the job:

We are looking for an enthusiastic professional who can work both on their own, dealing with members of the public, but also part of a team, with good interpersonal and written communicative skills.

What we will do in return:

We are committed to caring for our employees both inside and outside the workplace and provide a variety of benefits, such as:

• a generous pension scheme,
• opportunities to progress and develop your career and skillset
• access to a range of health and wellbeing activities
• Flexible working
• generous leave entitlement of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service),
• travel season ticket loan and a variety of other staff/family friendly benefits and discounts.

To download a job description and apply for the post, please visit www.southkesteven.gov.uk/jobs

For an informal chat about either of these roles please contact Anne-Marie Coulthard (Head of Environmental) on 01476 406319

Closing date:  21 October 2019