Environmental health officer (Grade I)

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Job summary

Barnet Council’s Environmental Health Officer (Grade I) role sits with the Public Health Noise and Nuisance Team. Based at 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, this onsite post is temporary for 6–8 weeks and will tackle noise-related issues, pest infestations, fly-tipping and other environmental concerns to protect residents and visitors.

DBS is required. The role involves enforcement, preparing legal notices, out-of-hours work, and collaboration with Licensing and Community Safety teams to

Responsibilities

• Respond to, investigate and resolve service requests relating to noise and nuisance within published service standards.
• Work between 8am and 8pm as part of the Noise and Nuisance Service.
• Assist in the preparation of service and enforcement of legal notices under environmental protection and related acts.
• Follow up and revisit where action has been taken, ensuring notices are complied with and enforce where needed.
• Contribute to a frontline witnessing service, carrying out visits and gathering evidence out of hours when required.
• Be involved in emergency situations within Barnet as appropriate.
• Work with Licensing, Community Safety, Barnet Homes and others to promote collaborative working and data sharing.
• Assist in initiating legal action and present evidence at Court and Tribunals.
• Maintain records on Borough computer systems and ensure complete case histories.
• Advise the public and businesses on Environmental Health issues relating to premises in the borough.
• Contribute to projects and initiatives related to Noise and Nuisance, and to the wider environmental agenda.
• Keep abreast of developments and meet performance targets for proactive and reactive work.
• Undertake projects to improve service delivery and prepare detailed case reports for meetings.
• Assist in maintaining QA procedures and participate in staff training as required.
• Ensure liaison with colleagues about relevant matters and be familiar with operational policies.
• Engage in enforcement activities at events and cover for colleagues during leave or sickness.

Job description

Job title: Environmental health officer (Grade I)

Location: 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, London, NW9 4EW,Barnet Council

Salary:£22.79 per hour

Standard DBS Required

The Public Health Noise and Nuisance Team is seeking to recruit two officers for a temporary period of 6 to 8 weeks to help manage service demand. The successful candidates will investigate a wide range of public health issues, including pest infestations, fly-tipping, complaints, bonfires and other environmental concerns. They will also respond to noise-related complaints, such as construction site noise, amplified music, and barking dogs.

This is a ONSITE role.

1. Job Purpose: To provide technical professional services with the overall aim of protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of every resident, worker, and visitor within the Borough. Providing assistance, advice and using available statutory powers to carry out all manners of enforcement to keep people safe and to maintain professional and legal standards. Achieving your full potential in delivering high quality services ensuring that the Council discharges their statutory obligations. To ensure that the impact from noise and nuisance on residents and others within the Royal Borough is controlled using appropriate enforcement powers, negotiation and practical knowledge both during office hours and as part of an out of hours service operation.

2. Key accountabilities:

• Respond to, investigate and resolve, within published service standards, wherever possible, service requests relating primarily to noise and nuisance, but also complaints relating to other areas within the Environmental Services remit.
• Work between the hours of 8am and 8 pm as part of the Noise and Nuisance Service’s.
• To assist in the preparation of the service and enforcement of legal notices under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Control of Pollution Act 1974 and any other legislation that is appropriate to secure the main purpose of the post.
• To follow up and re-visit where informal and formal action has been taken, checking works in progress, ensuring that the necessary works, etc. have been properly executed in accordance with good practice. To identify those cases where notices have not been complied with and take appropriate enforcement action.
• To contribute to a front line ‘witnessing’ service, carrying out visits and gather evidence of reported breaches which may from time to time, be out of hours.
• To be involved, as appropriate in the event of emergency situations occurring within Barnet.
• To work closely with other teams (e.g. Licensing, Community Safety Team , Barnet Homes etc.) to promote collaborative working, data sharing, and co-ordinated intervention to ensure the best service for residents.
• Assist the instigation of all necessary legal action in line with Council policy, including the preparation and presentation of evidence at Court and Tribunals.
• Respond to correspondence and maintain up to date records on the Boroughs’ computer systems, officer notebooks, records of visits made and action taken to ensure a complete record of cases is maintained in the event of later enquiries, complaints or subsequent legal action.
• To give advice to the general public and commercial undertakings on Environmental Health matters relating to premises in the borough.
• Contribute to projects and initiatives in relation to the work of the Noise and Nuisance Team and, where appropriate, the Council or Team as a whole.
• To keep abreast of appropriate legal and technical developments. Meet performance targets for proactive and reactive work.
• Undertake projects and initiatives to improve the delivery of the service. These projects may reflect the impact of the wider environmental agenda on the operation of the premises visited.
• To prepare detailed reports relating to case work and wider noise and nuisance issues and attend internal and external meetings.
• Assist in maintaining Quality Assurance procedures and other documentation.
• Participate in the training of businesses, health promotion initiatives, and the staff training programme as required.
• Ensure effective liaison is maintained with other relevant colleagues about matters relating to work within their areas.
• Become familiar with operational policies, procedures and techniques relevant to the job.
• Undertake engagement and enforcement activities at events as required. Duties include monitoring and taking action under all relevant legislation where appropriate.
• Cover the work of colleagues in time of leave, sickness or other absenteeism.
• Carry out such other duties relevant to the post when required. As the Council moves towards further flexible ways of working be prepared to embrace different methods of working for example flexibility about working hours.
• To ensure all elements of investigations conducted by officers are compliant with the Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act 1996 and the codes of practice as well as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the codes of practice.
• Adhere to the Assurance Investigators Code of Ethics. Page 2 of 7
• To wear appropriate Council Uniform whilst performing duties and ensuring the team are also suitably attired to be recognised as employees of Barnet.
• Working out of hours as and when required as part of a shift rotation and/ or agreed overtime.
• Carry out other duties as required by your line manager in accordance with the grading of the post.