Environmental Health Officer

Chorley Council & South Ribble Council; South Ribble; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

About The Role

Role: Environmental Health Officer

Location: South Ribble

Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Salary: £43,693 - £44,711 plus 6% car allowance

Closing Date: 30 April 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic generic Environmental Health Officer with primary responsibility to undertake a corporate project to identify energy inefficient properties, which are privately rented, arrange a housing inspection and undertake enforcement action as appropriate, but will also contribute to the delivery of the food safety inspection program and reactive work as and when required.

What you’ll be getting up to

1. Delivery of a corporate project (minimum of 35 homes inspected).
2. Undertake food hygiene inspections as and when required (training will be provided as appropriate).
3. Support EH team during busy periods to respond to reactive work.

Who we’re looking for

1. You'll be a qualified Environmental Health Officer.
2. Someone with knowledge of current Environmental Health issues affecting the brough including regulations and standards.
3. You'll have experience managing projects and contracts to ensure deliver value for money and achieve outcomes.
4. Operational experience in Environmental Health or Food / Occupational Health and Safety in a Local Authority environment.

Other requirements

1. This role requires you to regularly use a vehicle; therefore, you must possess a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to your own vehicle.
2. Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check (applied and paid for by the Council).

Our Benefits

1. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown).
2. Hybrid/agile working from day one.
3. Local Government pension.
4. Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments.
5. Cashback website access for savings on brands you love.
6. Volunteering days.
7. Free parking.
8. Car Allowance.

Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.

About Us

At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.