Environmental Health Officer

Bristol City Council; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol City Council is recruiting a fully qualified Environmental Health Officer registered with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Registration Board. The role involves inspections, investigating complaints and accidents, and other environmental health duties within busy Food Safety and Health & Safety teams.

The position offers a blend of office, on-site and home-based work with a commitment to inclusive, Flexible working arrangements. Sponsorship is not provided for this role.

Qualifications

• Must be a fully qualified Environmental Health Officer registered with CIEH.
• Experience undertaking inspections and investigations in food safety and health & safety.
• Good communication and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake inspections in Food Safety and Health & Safety teams.
• Investigate complaints, accidents and other environmental health matters.
• Work in a hybrid pattern: office, on-site and from home.

Skills

Inspection

Complaint investigations

Environmental health investigations

Education

CIEH Registered Environmental Health Officer

Job description

Job description

Full Time, Permanent

The Public Protection Environmental Health Service is looking to appoint a fully qualified Environmental Health Officer who is registered with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Registration Board.

This is a great opportunity to work in a busy city team. The role will be based in the Food Safety and Health and Safety teams undertaking inspections, dealing with complaint and accident investigations and other environmental health investigations.

The role is a mixture of working in the office, on site and from home.

Bristol City Council are not offering sponsorship for this role.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career. For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Adrian Jenkins Public Protection and Environmental Health Services Manager, [e-mail]

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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