Environmental Health Assistant - Recruit-Ability Programme - Ref: EE01925

Energy Vault; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council is offering a fixed-term part-time placement for an Environmental Health Assistant through their Recruit-Ability initiative, aimed at providing opportunities for disabled applicants. This role involves providing administrative support to a friendly team, offering training and a supportive work environment for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft packages, particularly Outlook.
• Confident in working with customers to respond to enquiries.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Environmental Health Team with administrative tasks.
• Respond to emails and handle customer enquiries.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer Service

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Description

Recruit-Ability

A Positive Action training initiative for disabled people

The Recruit-Abilityprogramme provides paid work experience and training placements for people who have a disability. Additionally, participants can expect to receive full support, advice and access to training courses.

Please note:

• This opportunity is open to disabled applicants only.
• Recruit-Ability is a positive action programme aimed at providing targeted training to disabled people who are under-represented in our workforce. Equality Act (Section 158) applies.
• You must be new to Walsall Council (no previous/current employed status with this council).
• You must be new to this type of positive action programme.

We have some great opportunities available. Read on for more information!

Environmental Health

The Environmental Health team plays a vital role in protecting public health and supporting local businesses to maintain safe and healthy environments. Our work covers a wide range of responsibilities, including food hygiene and safety inspections, infectious disease control and outbreak investigations, occupational health and safety, animal licensing, and the registration of skin piercing activities. We also assess and rate food businesses under the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.

Environmental Health Assistant – Ref: EE01925
18.5 hours per week – fixed term for 12 months.
Training allowance of approx. £11,828 per annum/£12.26 per hour (based on a full-time allowance of £23,656 per annum)

This placement involves hybrid working – working at the Civic Centre and from home.

Please note: This opportunity is open to disabled applicants only.

You will help our friendly, supportive Environmental Health Team with administrative tasks. This will include helping to reply to emails in a busy team mailbox, helping to deal with enquiries both in writing and over the phone, co-ordinating batch mailing of letters to food businesses and helping to deal with responses to online questionnaires.

You should have experience of using Microsoft packages, in particular Outlook and be confident in working as part of a team to answer customer enquiries.

To find out more about this placement, why not visit our open morning? Details below.

View Job Description and Employee Specification

Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted.Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see ourInformation for Applicantsleaflet for further information.

Closing Date: 25^th June 2025

Recruit-Ability Drop In Event

We are holding a drop in event where you are welcome to come along and chat to us, meet the team and find out more about these placements. Here are the details:

When?Wednesday 11^th June 2025
What time? 10.30am until 12.30pm (drop in at any point during these times)
Where? The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG

We’d love to meet you!

If you have any questions about these placements but are unable to attend the drop-in event, please call the Recruitment Team on 01922 655673 or email:[e-mail]