Overview
Job Description
Salary: £36,124 – £37,938
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: To be confirmed following shortlisting.
Wiltshire Environment – Shaping a Greener, More Sustainable Future
We are looking for an Environmental Health & Food Safety Public Protection Officer to join our Food and Safety Team in our well-established Public Protection Service!
Our Public Protection Service sits within our large unitary authority, bringing together food and health and safety, trading standards, animal health, environmental protection, licensing and pest control. Integration between these disciplines is not only encouraged but fully supported to deliver a quality service. We are looking for someone who can join our enthusiastic and creative team in meeting this objective.
As a Public Protection Officer in the Food and Safety Team, you will be instrumental in achieving both our proactive and reactive work programmes. You will work alongside an experienced group of officers who are knowledgeable, dedicated, hardworking and ever keen to protect the public whilst exploring innovative ways of providing a sustainable regulatory service, across a wide range of food hygiene, health and safety, and infectious disease projects.
Our ideal candidate will be Environmental Health graduates looking to embark on a graduate role with full support for career development and training to complete their Environmental Health Practitioner Portfolio and becoming a CIEH registered Environmental Health Practitioner.
You will have a thorough understanding or previous experience of working in food safety, health and safety and infectious disease control. To succeed in this role, you will have an approachable manner, excellent communication skills and the ability to independently prioritise your workload. The ability to inspect high risk and complex food processes incorporating knowledge of food standards would also be desirable.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a ‘One Council’ ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
For more details, contact Amy Hopper, Public Protection Manager, at amy.hopper@wiltshire.gov.uk , or call 01225 716664.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .
Disability Confident Employer
Application process
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