Environmental Health Technical Officer

Liverpool City Council; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool City Council is seeking an Environmental Health Technical Officer to join its Commercial team. This role supports compliance in food hygiene, health and safety, and public health across the city, with responsibilities that include conducting visits, advice, and enforcement. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and strong interpersonal skills, offering the chance to make a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 32 after 5 years

Agile working approach

Local Government Pension scheme

Opportunities for progression and training

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes

Salary sacrifice car lease scheme

Discounted Gym Memberships

Employee Volunteering Scheme

Medicash

Qualifications

• Holds a qualification in a relevant field e.g. environmental health, food hygiene, health and safety, or public health.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective team working and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support in ensuring compliance in food hygiene and health and safety for commercial businesses.
• Involve visits, advice, enforcement duties and investigations.
• Assist in food poisoning cases and outbreaks, respond to complaints.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team working

Time management

Education

Qualification in environmental health

Qualification in food hygiene

Qualification in health and safety

Qualification in public health

Job description

Job Introduction

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Job title: Environmental Health Technical Officer - Commercial

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces - there's really something for everyone!

The role:

• An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commercial team at Liverpool City Council. We are looking for a competent, confident and highly motivated individual to fill the post of Environmental Health Technical Officer. You will work as part of a team of officers to deliver a range of activities which fulfil the Council's statutory food safety and health and safety functions. This post puts you at the heart of a passionate and dynamic department which is critical in the delivery of the Council's services
• The role of Environmental Health Technical Officer involves supporting the Commercial team in ensuring commercial businesses within the city are compliant in food hygiene, health and safety, public health and animal welfare and licensing. This will involve visits, advice, enforcement duties and investigations, and to assist in food poisoning cases and outbreaks, respond to complaints, including commercial waste and drainage and to undertake food, water and environmental sampling
• The ideal candidate for the Environmental Health Technical Officer role will hold a qualification in a relevant field e.g. environmental health / food hygiene / health and safety / public health. They will also have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, alongside effective team working and time management skills

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years' service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working - A 'Flexibility First' approach to agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme - option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time - a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:
Closing date: Midnight Monday 11th August 2025
Shortlisting: Tuesday 11th-29th August 2025
Interview date: September 2025

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Andrea Johnson via [e-mail]

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Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at [e-mail].

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