Environmental Health Officer/Senior EHO/Primary Authority Officer

WAKEFIELD COUNCIL

Environmental Health Officer/Senior EHO/Primary Authority Officer

Job reference: 440769

Location: Wakefield

Salary: £36,648.00 - £39,186.00 or £40,221.00 - £43,421.00

Hours: 37 per week

Job type: Full time, permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the fast paced and developing commercial team within Environmental Health Services. We are an ambitious, award-winning, innovative team who are friendly, collaborative and have a shared vision to make a meaningful difference supporting business and providing exceptional customer service.

We are looking for a Primary Authority Account Manager to support our business clients with their regulatory compliance standards mostly concerning Food Hygiene and Health & Safety.

Your main responsibilities will involve maintaining existing Primary Authority partnerships, as well as identifying opportunities to develop new business partnerships. Additionally, to deliver other commercial products to businesses such as audits and training.

You will need to be confident and have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to build professional relationships with businesses. You will be responsible for managing their own caseload and will need to deliver solutions to diverse and complex issues with minimal supervision from the Team Manager.

You should have an advanced understanding of relevant legal requirements and what compliance looks like in a wide range of business settings.

We are committed to investing in our employees and the right candidate will have the opportunity to develop their existing skills to aid their future career opportunities Interviews will be held mid-September 2024.

For more information on this vacancy, please contact Ruth Rhodes, EH Commercial Team Manager on 07810152594 or email rrhodes@wakefield.gov.uk or Sam Walters, Food team Manager on 07368509076 or email swalters@wakefield.gov.uk

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Ruth Rhodes.

Tel: 07810 152594

E-mail: rrhodes@wakefield.gov.uk

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Safeguarding

Wakefield Council is wholly committed to ensuring children and vulnerable adults are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults whilst promoting their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.

Probation

In accordance with the Council Probation Procedure this post is subject to a 6-month Probationary Period.

Diversity

Having a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve helps us to achieve the best outcomes for all. We encourage applications from everyone and actively seek to ensure that everyone feels included in the workplace so that we can make the most of our differences.

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Closing date: 6 September 2024.