Environmental Health Officer (2 POSTS)

West Dunbartonshire Council; Dumbarton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

West Dunbartonshire Council is seeking an enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer to contribute to community well-being. This hybrid role involves diverse responsibilities from statutory investigations to food safety ensuring a positive impact on local communities. The council offers competitive salary, generous leave and pension benefits as a flexible employer.

Benefits

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution

Minimum 25 days annual leave, increasing to 35 days

Employee well-being supports including health and counselling

Qualifications

• Qualified Environmental Health Officer required.
• Strong drive for improvement and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Excellent or developing technical knowledge in Environmental Health.

Responsibilities

• Investigate statutory nuisances and regulate private water supplies.
• Ensure food safety and compliance with health and safety standards.
• Support local businesses with health and safety at work.

Skills

People Skills

Problem Solving

Technical Knowledge in Environmental Health

Education

REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent

Job description

Location: Council Offices West Dunbartonshire Council 16 Church Street Dumbarton, G82 1QL

Salary: £42,994.64 - £46,534.95 per year dependent on experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

Job Description

Are you a passionate and proactive Environmental Health Officer looking to make a real difference in local communities?

What You'll Do

Within Environmental and Community Health Protection you will cover a diverse range of functions including statutory nuisance investigation, private water supplies, ship sanitation inspections, private sector housing repair, HMO regulation, Private Landlord Registration, noise & vibration, air quality and contaminated land, with capacity to support the other Groups in Environmental Health and maintain professional competence in general.

Within the Food and Business Group you will cover the regulation of food safety and food standards in the local community, regulation of local businesses in terms of health and safety at work, nutrition and allergies, communicable disease outbreak response and providing a comprehensive response to licensing consultations. There is also capacity to support the other Groups in Environmental Health and maintain professional competence in general. The Group also provides pest and dog control services.

These roles are delivered on a hybrid working model giving the successful applicant the opportunity to combine working from home, in the field and in the office.

What We're Looking For

An enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer with a drive for improvement. You'll be someone who thinks in terms of solutions and is focused on your own professional improvement and others. You'll be pragmatic and have fantastic people skills to compliment your excellent or developing technical knowledge in Environmental Health.

What You'll Need

To be a qualified Environmental Health Officer holding the REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health or its equivalent.

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

Prospective applicants are invited to discuss the post by contacting Eilidh Paton, Principal Officer- Environmental Health, e-mail [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

Requirements

The preferred candidate will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure Check (Level 1) prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits

• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year

• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

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