Environmental Health Officer

Central Bedfordshire Council is a rapidly changing and growing Unitary Authority comprising a mixture of towns and villages from Leighton Buzzard & Dunstable in the West to Sandy & Biggleswade in the east. The Public Protection Service actively seeks to protect and enhance the quality of life of people living, working or just visiting Central Bedfordshire and to enrich the unique character of our communities and our environment. We are committed to helping deliver the Council’s objective of making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work, and to help our staff to find their own greatness through their work.

We are seeking an Environmental Health Officer to help us to deliver our frontline services covering Food Hygiene & Standards, Health & Safety, Public Health and Commercial Pollution Control during these challenging times. The position will be for a one year fixed term contract and can cover some or all of the above areas, depending on your personal qualifications and experience.

Ideally we are looking for a qualified Environmental Health Officer with EHRB registration, although we will consider applications from people who are completing their Environmental Health qualifications, with relevant experience of working in a commercial environmental health field(s).

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and experience whilst helping to deliver services that make a difference to people living and working in our district during the most challenging times. Join us, and take advantage of our rewards package, agile working and the chance to learn and progress. Find your greatness by helping us to deliver better services to the local community. 

Salary: CBG10, 11 or 12  £31,589 to £42,980 per annum - depending on experience
Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week

Base Location: Chicksands, Shefford & Home Based

Contract Type: Fixed Term One Year Contract
Closing Date:  9 March 2021
Interview Date: Interview date – week commencing 22 March

To assess your suitability for the role, you must demonstrate how you meet the key outcomes, accountabilities and competencies. To do this, you’ll need to refer the Family Profile, Role Profile and Competency Framework which can be found in the Recruitment Pack: Environmental Health Officer

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Guy Quint at Guy.quint@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk  or call 0300 300 4386, or Jo Borthwick at Jo.borthwick@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 6170.

For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk