COMM ENT 1944 - G3 - Environmental Health Officer (600520)

South Lanarkshire; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Scotland is seeking an enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer to join their Food and Business Regulation team. The role includes conducting food law inspections, managing complaints, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Candidates must hold the REHIS Diploma or equivalent. This position offers a structured work pattern from Monday to Friday and requires travel across the council area.

Qualifications

• Hold the REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent.
• Experience in food safety and health inspections.
• Ability to travel throughout South Lanarkshire.

Responsibilities

• Undertake food law inspections and health and safety inspections.
• Investigate complaints and perform accident investigations.
• Respond to licensing consultations and issue export health certificates.

Skills

Excellent computer skills

Ability to organize workload

Strong communication skills

Education

Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) Diploma in Environmental Health

MSc in Environmental Health with Professional Practice

Bachelor's degree related to environmental or food sciences

Job description

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Job Title: Environmental Health Officer (will consider Technical Officer/Food Safety Officer applicants), Regulatory Services

Work Pattern:Monday – Thursday 8.45am – 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am – 4.15pm

South Lanarkshire Council are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self motivated Environmental Health Officer or Food Safety Officer who can accept and tackle demanding goals to ensure effective service delivery.

The successful candidate will be based within our Food and Business Regulation team and must be able to meet the qualification and competency requirements detailed in the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland) in respect of official controls for food law.

Applicants for the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) post should hold the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) Diploma in Environmental Health or have received confirmation from REHIS of the equivalency of their qualifications. Where applicants consider their qualifications to be equivalent to the REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health contact should be made directly with the Institute by e [e-mail] The Institute will provide details of the assessment process including anticipated timescales and fees for the assessment.

Applications will be considered from Food Safety Officers (FSO) holding The Scottish Food Safety Officers’ Registration Board (SFSORB) Higher Certificate in Food Practice OR Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection and Higher Certificate in Food Standards Inspection; and be willing to undertake the MSc in Environmental Health with Professional Practice with a view to becoming an Environmental Health Officer. In order to be considered for the MSccandidates require to hold at least a lower second class (2:2) honours degree or equivalent qualifications in areas related to environmental sciences or food sciences or biological sciences or chemical sciences. Applicants with non-standard qualifications will be considered on an individual basis, determined by prior study, work experience, professional qualifications, and references where appropriate.

Applications will be accepted from Students/Graduate Trainee EHO/FSO’s intending to sit their professional examinations at a REHIS diet in 2025.

Subject to your qualifications you will be responsible for undertaking food law inspections, health and safety inspections, accident investigations, dealing with a range of complaints including food complaints, infectious disease surveillance, caravan site licensing enforcement, responding to licensing consultations and issuing export health certificates.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent computer skills and have the ability to organise your workload in an effective and productive way.

The ability to travel throughout the South Lanarkshire Council area is essential. A council vehicle will be provided.

For additional information please contact Karen Wardrope, Divisional Environmental Health Officer on 07585 404775.

Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet and upload with your application:

Screening Questions:

Are you a qualified Environmental Health Officer/Food Safety Officer or have you received confirmation from the Royal Environmental Institute of Scotland (REHIS) on the equivalency of your qualifications? Alternatively, are you registered to sit your professional exams in 2025?

Do you have the ability to travel throughout South Lanarkshire?

Application Questions:

• What qualifications do you hold to meet the specific qualifications and competency requirements of the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland)?
• Outline your experience in relation to the food safety, occupational health and safety (where applicable) and infectious disease control aspects of Environmental Health.
• Describe a situation where you were involved in an investigation, explain your role, how the investigation progressed and the outcome.
• Managing and prioritising your workload is essential for this post. Please provide practical examples that demonstrate these skills.

Please Apply online -All correspondence will be via your email address.

Preferred candidates identified after theselection eventprocess will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, toensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003 and will require a Basic Disclosure Level 1 check to be carried out as part of the pre-employment recruitment checks.

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunitiesand Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.