Environmental Health Officer - Belfast City Council

Ashton Recruitment requires an Environmental Health Officer for our client Belfast City Council.

Job Title: Environmental Health Officer

Location: Belfast

Duration: Temporary

Rate of pay: £20.02 per hour

Hours: 37 hours per week

Responsible through a Senior Environmental Health Officer (EHO) to an appropriate manager for the improvement of the health and quality of life of people in Belfast through the efficient and effective delivery of specific work activities allocated to the postholder.

Make an effective contribution to the development and achievement of the Environmental Health Service objectives and unit business plans.

Ensure that all duties and tasks assigned to the postholder are performed in accordance with specified time and quality targets.

Duties include (but are not limited to):

• To carry out specified enforcement, investigative, educational and advisory duties associated with the responsibilities of any area of work to which the postholder is assigned.
• To actively participate in and progress through a structured development programme to build the professional experience and competence.
• To proactively liaise with other organisations (public, private, voluntary and community) to enhance the achievement of service and unit objectives.
• To carry out project work as directed by the Principal Environmental Health Officer or Senior EHO.
• To be responsible for organising personal daily work demands to ensure that all relevant agreed targets are achieved to ensure that a quality, customer-focused environmental health service is delivered.
• To provide such reports, records and statistical information as required.

Essential Criteria:

1. Possess a full, current driving licence which enables them to drive in Northern Ireland and have a car available for official business, or access to a form of transport which will enable them to meet the requirements of the post in full.
2. Hold a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Environmental Health which is approved by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, or a qualification acceptable to the Environmental Health Registration Board, that is, a Diploma in Environmental Health awarded by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), or a historical equivalent.
3. Hold either a Certificate of Registration of the Environmental Health Officers' Registration Board (EHORB) or be a Registered Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - if not already registered with EHORB or CIEH as an EHP, the applicant must complete the registration process and any CIEH assessments required within 18 months of appointment to the post.
4. To be appointed to the EHO (Port Health) roles, be qualified as Official Fishery Inspectors (or must be prepared to undertake practical training and successfully complete the Food Standards Agency online course within three months of appointment).

Ashton Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business.