Administrative Officer Environmental Health (Commercial Team)

Uttlesford District Council; Saffron Walden; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Uttlesford District Council invites applications for an administrative officer role supporting the environmental health commercial team. This hybrid position involves both remote work and attendance at various council sites. The successful candidate will manage correspondence, maintain records, and assist with day-to-day administrative tasks in a dynamic health environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)

Leisure centre discounts

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounts from online retailers

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Ability to manage workload within tight timescales.
• Desire to work towards shared goals.

Responsibilities

• Field telephone and email correspondence.
• Maintain databases, invoicing, and equipment ordering.
• Assist in report preparation and administrative work.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Job description

Applications are invited for the post of administrative officer supporting the environmental health commercial team. The role is hybrid and whilst the role will allow primarily for home-based working, it will require some attendance at the border control facilities at Stansted Airport and occasionally at other council office sites located across the district, so flexibility and access to transport is essential.

The successful applicant will be responsible for a busy and varied workload fielding telephone and email correspondence, maintaining data bases, invoicing, ordering of equipment and supplies, occasional minute taking, supporting report preparation and generally assisting the field officers with their day to day administrative work.

You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with the ability to manage your own workload within tight timescales. Excellent communication at all levels and attention to detail are essential, together with organisational skills and the ability to contribute effectively to team working. Having a desire to mutually work towards a shared goal is key to this role.

There will also be opportunity to support the work of the corporate health and safety and emergency planning teams and provide resilience cover for administrative officers in the environmental protection and imported food teams.

Environmental health (commercial) is a busy front line service dealing with a wide range of issues including food safety, imported food controls, health and safety and infectious disease control. While we have enforcement responsibilities, we also pride ourselves on providing an informative and educative service to the public, business proprietors and other service users.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance as well as offering a range of benefits including generous annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata), leisure centre discounts, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and an online platform offering discounts from online retailers.


For an informal discussion please contact Andrew Watkinson Environmental Health Team leader or Tony Cobden Environmental Health Manager on 01799 510510.

To find out more and apply please visit https://www.uttlesford.gov.uk/jobs-careers

The closing date for completed applications is 8 June 2025.
Interviews are to be held week commencing 16 June 2025

CVs will not be accepted.

Uttlesford District Council is an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from all. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and proud to support our Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant. Anyone disclosing a disability or is a Care leaver or is a member of the Armed Forces community (Veteran/Service leaver, Reserve Forces, or their Spouses/Partners or Cadet Force Adult Volunteer) whose application meets the essential criteria for the post will be guaranteed an interview.