Food Safety Environmental Health Officer / Food Safety Officer

Camden Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Camden Council is seeking fully qualified Food Safety Officers to join their dynamic team. The role involves delivering food safety functions, enforcing legislation, and supporting food businesses, offering a competitive salary and flexible working options. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in environmental health and relevant experience.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Retention package

Monthly travel card allowance

£2000 new employee welcome payment

Qualifications

• Registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board or Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
• Recent relevant experience required.
• Health and safety enforcement qualifications (IOSH or NEBOSH) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food safety and infectious disease functions.
• Enforce relevant legislation and investigate complaints.
• Support food businesses to improve standards.

Skills

Legislative knowledge

Collaborative work

Complex case handling

Education

BSc/MSc in Environmental Health

Higher Certificate in Food Control

Job description

Starting Salary: £44,579 - £50,706 (pay award pending) plus a retention package/market supplement for fully qualified officers, including a 7% salary enhancement, monthly travel card allowance, and a £2000 new employee welcome payment, depending on qualifications.

Job Level: Level 4, Zone 1

Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG

Hours per week: 36

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: Tuesday 10th June 2025 at 23.59

Interviews to be held: TBC

Flexible working options: Available / open to discussion

About us

In Camden, we’re building a place where everyone can thrive by making our borough the best to live, work, study, and visit. We’re home to the UK’s fastest-growing economy and are making radical social change a reality, ensuring nobody gets left behind. The thriving food industry in Camden is supported by our Food Safety team, which plays a critical role in ensuring food safety and health standards. We’re growing our team and recruiting additional EHO/Food Safety Officers to join London’s largest and busiest food safety team.

The role

We’re seeking fully qualified and authorized food safety professionals to join our dynamic team. Responsibilities include delivering food safety and infectious disease functions, enforcing relevant legislation, investigating complaints and foodborne illnesses, and supporting food businesses to improve. You will develop and deliver projects, policies, and research within your expertise, with a significant degree of autonomy, report writing, and preventative work. The role is based in a team-focused service where flexible working and shared decision-making are encouraged.

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About You

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Food Safety Environmental Health Officer: A BSc/MSc in Environmental Health, registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board or the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, meeting the baseline competency requirements, with recent relevant experience.
• OR Food Safety Officer: A Higher Certificate in Food Control or equivalent qualification, with recent relevant experience, ideally with additional health and safety enforcement qualifications such as IOSH or NEBOSH.

You should have excellent legislative knowledge, experience in handling complex cases, and the ability to work collaboratively with partners. Graduates in environmental health in training are also encouraged to apply, with a training position offered until fully authorized.

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Additional information

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