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Environmental Health Officer/Food Safety Officer

Employer
North Hertfordshire District Council
Location
Hertfordshire
Salary
£25,260 - £41,772
Closing date
25 Nov 2019

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NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

Regulatory Services

Environmental Health Officer/Food Safety Officer

SALARY £25,260 - £41,772 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)
 

About Us

North Hertfordshire is a large rural district with approximately 125,000 residents with four historic towns, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston and Letchworth Garden City. The Council has a clear vision for the area: to make North Hertfordshire a vibrant place for people to live, work and prosper.

We are now looking for the right candidate to join our Environmental Health colleagues,  playing an important part in delivering this vision and protecting the quality of life of our residents.

Your Rewards

- Local Government Pension Scheme (significantemployer contribution)
- Generous annual leave, including Christmas close down period
- Occupational sick pay
- Free cark parking
- Discounts, including 50% off gym membership

- Car user allowance
- Flexible working options including flexi scheme and home-working

If you are an effective and qualified Environmental Health professional, this is the perfect opportunity to progress your career within our Commercial Team.

You will discover a progressive and exciting local authority environment where you can have a real impact and drive forward processes, best practice and thinking to ensure we can deliver a comprehensive service to our local community.

We focus on learning, growing and professional development and offer chances to train and undertake vocational study as well as reimbursing professional subscriptions

What’s more, we are dedicated to promoting a healthy work/life balance and making each member of our team feel that they are making a difference to the local community and are valued by our organisation.

Your Role

The duties of the post include the inspection of food premises, and the investigation of complaints about food and food outlets. In addition the post holder will be required to undertake health and safety inspections, to carry out the investigation of workplace accidents and complaints, and other public health related duties such as assessment of private water supplies. We also have public safety responsibilities for a number of major events in the district, including festivals at Knebworth Park.

You will be required to participate on the noise call-out rota which currently operates at the weekends during the months of April to September

You must have a recognised qualification in Environmental Health or The Higher Certificate in Food Control and be registered with EHRB or be in the final year of study for a relevant qualification in Environmental Health and be committed to achieving EHRB registration within six months of appointment. You will have relevant knowledge and experience, excellent communication skills, enthusiasm for and commitment to making a difference in North Hertfordshire.

How to Apply

To apply for this position you must complete the Council's online application form at www.north-herts.gov.uk under the Jobs and Careers page using our secure web recruitment tool. 

Please note that we do not accept CV applications, either on their own or accompanying application forms. Therefore please ensure that all relevant information is provided on the application form.

As a Council committed to equality and diversity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.  Disabled people who meet the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

If you would like an informal chat about the post, you can contact Liz Devere, The Commercial Team Manager, on 01462 474520.

Closing Date:  Noon on Monday 25th November

Interviews:       Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th December

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