Environmental Health Officer (Communicable Disease and Health and Safety)

Vale of Glamorgan Council; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is seeking an Environmental Health Officer focused on communicable disease and health and safety. This role involves enforcing legislation, investigating complaints, and delivering effective service plans across multiple councils. The ideal candidate is a qualified officer with strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Qualified officer in environmental health.
• Ability and drive to provide customer-focused services.
• Motivation to solve problems and build rapport.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing environmental health legislation in public health and safety.
• Investigating complaints and service requests.
• Delivering health service plans across three councils.

Skills

Effective communication

Team working

Problem-solving

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Environmental Health Officer (Communicable Disease and Health and Safety), Cardiff

Client: Vale of Glamorgan Council

Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: c2d72997f711

Job Views: 5

Posted: 18.07.2025

Expiry Date: 01.09.2025

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About us

The Shared Regulatory Service operates across the three partner Councils - Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan - under a single management structure. The Service is primarily accountable to a Joint Committee of Elected Members but continues to serve the Licensing and Public Protection Committees of each partner council, and in some instances each cabinet, on corporate matters.

Ambitious - Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.
Open - Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.
Together - Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.
Proud - Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

About the role

An Environmental Health Officer in communicable disease and health and safety is responsible for enforcing environmental health legislation related to public health and safety within commercial settings.

They act as a key member delivering the Section 18 health & safety service plan, investigating reactive complaints, service requests, work-related injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences, enforcement work in accordance with the SRS Compliance & Enforcement Policy.

They are also responsible for delivering the communicable disease and health service plan across Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

About you

You will need:

The right approach and enthusiasm to deliver excellent services and would welcome applications from qualified officers to join our team.

The successful candidates will have the ability and drive to provide a customer-focused, responsive, risk-based, effective and professional service. Key requirements include very effective communication and team working skills, the ability and motivation to solve problems, personal credibility and an approach that builds rapport and confidence from customers.