Environmental Health Officer

North Yorkshire County Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government office in Harrogate seeks an experienced Environmental Health Officer to join their Farming, Food and Health team. Responsibilities include ensuring food safety compliance, investigating health incidents, and protecting community health. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Environmental Health and necessary qualifications. The role offers competitive salary and extensive benefits, including a local government pension and employee discounts.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution

Employee discount benefits

Health Assured support for wellbeing

Travel loans

Qualifications

• Experience in Environmental Health roles essential.
• Ability to manage conflict and complaints effectively.
• Understanding of the political context.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food compliance with hygiene and safety standards.
• Investigate cases of food poisoning and foodborne disease.
• Inspect cosmetic premises and practitioners.

Skills

Investigative skills

Analytical skills

Knowledge of environmental health legislation

Ability to promote healthy practices

Education

Degree in Environmental Health (BSc or MSc)

Qualified Environmental Health Officer registered by the Environmental Health Registration Board

Job description

Salary: £41,511 - £45,718

Grade: L

Contract: Fixed Term for one year

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

We are looking for a suitably qualified Environmental Health Officer, who will support the development and operational delivery of the Farming, food and Health (Regulatory Services) team in the Central part of the county, covering the Harrogate area.

Our Service

Regulatory Services includes the Council's Environmental Health Services, and some Trading Standards functions. Its purpose is to protect and enhance the health, safety and wellbeing of residents and visitors to the County and to protect the interests of legitimate businesses. This is achieved by providing advice and guidance and, where necessary, by enforcing relevant legislation to deliver the Council's statutory and non-statutory functions of Regulatory Services.

The Role

As an Environmental Health Officer in Farming, Food and Health, you will protect the health of communities.

The main responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that food manufactured, prepared, exported, imported, and offered for sale in the County complies with hygiene, safety and standards by working with the food industry and taking action where necessary
• Investigating cases/suspected cases and outbreaks of food poisoning and food borne disease
• Investigating health and safety at work incidents in line with the NYC enforcement policy
• Protecting the health and safety of residents by inspecting and registering cosmetic premises and practitioners.

What you will bring

We are looking for individuals who have experience of working within Environmental Health and of managing conflict and complaints informally and formally.

As an Environmental Health Officer, you will have a Degree in Environmental Health (BSc or MSc), be a qualified Environmental Health Officer registered by the Environmental Health Registration Board and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

As an exceptional candidate, we would love to hear about your ability to make fast paced decisions. Some of the key skills you will need in this role are:

• Investigative, analytical, and interpretative skills
• Knowledge of current environmental health legislation and practice and of the relationship with other public agencies
• Understanding of the political context and the ability to operate sensitively and efficiently within a political environment
• Ability to carry out tasks in compliance with safe and consistent standards and to promote healthy and safe working practices.

Working for us

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
• salary sacrifice schemes
• employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• travel loans
• Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

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Contact and Apply

If you are interested in learning more about our opportunity, please contact Rob Robinson, Divisional Officer, on 01653 638300 or [e-mail] for an informal conversation.

Applying is easy: simply click on apply, register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload. For more details, see attached Job Description.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Key dates

Closing date: Sunday 03 August 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 12 August 2025

Key Documents

Job description: Environmental Health Officer Grade L.docx

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NYC is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council's purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services, we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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