Animal Health Officer - ANG06406

Angus Council; Forfar; Hybride; GBP 26 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Angus Council is seeking an experienced officer to enforce animal health and welfare and pest control legislation across the Angus area, with hybrid working - part of the week from home and part in council buildings in Forfar. You will hold an HNC or equivalent and have relevant experience in animal health, welfare and feed.

Training will be provided where necessary. Experience with farming communities, manufacturers and the public is essential, as are good communication, report writing and IT

Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant field.
• Experience in animal health, welfare and pest control legislation.
• Experience working with farming communities, manufacturers, wholesalers and the public.
• Good oral and written communication skills and report writing.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and as part of a team.
• Willingness to undertake appropriate training.

Responsabilités

• Enforce legislation relating to animal health, welfare and pest control.
• Work as part of a small team and contribute to reports.
• Liaise with farming communities, manufacturers, wholesalers and the public.
• Adapt to hybrid working and use ICT effectively.

Description du poste

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar covering the Angus area.
This job is workstyle 5 - Hybrid+.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

You will work as part of a small dynamic team enforcing legislation relating to animal health and welfare and pest control.

You will hold an HNC or equivalent qualification and/or have relevant experience in animal health, welfare and feed.

Experience in dealing with the operation of legislation relating to animal health and welfare and pest control are essential.

In addition, you should have experience of working with the farming community, manufacturers, wholesalers and the general public.

Where necessary appropriate training will be provided.

Good oral and written communication skills, customer care and report writing skills are essential.

You will also be able to work as part of a team, use your initiative and have a flexible approach to work.

The ability to work with minimum supervision is essential, as are good I.T. skills.

You should have a full, current driving licence and access to a vehicle.

This job is temporary for up to 6 months from date of appointment.

Internal and external applications on a secondment basis will be considered. You must have the approval of your line manager / organisation.

For further information, please contact Victoria Hay on [phone].

Please note interviews will be held Wednesday, 11 November 2026.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.
Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.
We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:
Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.