Graduate Environmental Health Officer

Trafford Council; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council in Greater Manchester seeks a Graduate Environmental Health Officer. This role involves supporting businesses to comply with regulations, conducting inspections, and gaining valuable experience in a dynamic environment. Join a proactive team and help keep the public safe while exploring diverse professional settings.

Benefits

Flexibility for hybrid working

Personal and professional development opportunities

Friendly work environment

Qualifications

• Successful completion of degree or diploma in Environmental Health.
• Working towards completion of the Environmental Health Portfolio of Professional Practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections of lower risk category premises for food hygiene and health and safety.
• Adopt an intelligence-led approach to statutory enforcement duties.
• Provide advisory and promotional work to the public and commercial premises.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

Degree or diploma in Environmental Health recognised by CIEH

Job description

Graduate Environmental Health Officer

Employer - Trafford Council

Address - Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Salary - £31,067 - £35,235 per annum

Salary Grade - Band 5 - 6

Working Pattern - Full time

Working hours - 36.25 hours per week

Contract type - Fixed Term

About the role

Trafford's Environmental Health teams are part of the wider Regulatory Services Team that is based at Trafford Town Hall in Stretford. Trafford is a diverse and exciting place to work with excellent opportunities and varied workload. You will be joining a busy, friendly, and proactive team with opportunities to gain experience in a wide range of commercial settings.

Greater Manchester's public protection teams have secured funding to continue to build and develop Greater Manchester Business Compliance Support https://www.greater.jobs/business-compliance-support . Its aim is to help businesses comply and thrive and will focus on the key regulatory areas of environmental health, trading standards and licensing. You will work alongside eight other new officers to provide support and guidance to businesses across Greater Manchester.

Your role for Business Compliance Support will involve proactively contacting and providing a signposting service for new and existing businesses to help them navigate their compliance issues and questions.

You will work alongside our dedicated, experienced, and knowledgeable environmental health officers, gaining valuable experience inspecting businesses, carrying out investigations, implementing and assisting with operational activities. Over the course of your contract you will be provided with the time required to register and complete the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and portfolio of professional practice.

About You

The ideal candidate will be passionate and excited about joining and continuing to shape our service and enthusiastic about keeping the public safe by helping businesses comply. You will be willing to bring and implement fresh ideas to the service and work alongside our business compliance trainee officers and more experienced colleagues in your local authority.

You will be open to meeting people from a range of different backgrounds and visiting them in their businesses as well as speaking to them over the phone. You will therefore be expected to have good communication skills and an excellent telephone manner, with an eagerness to learn and develop on an individual and team basis.

More information about the criteria for candidates can be found in the job description/role profile.

Qualifications and Professional Development

• Successful completion of degree or diploma in Environmental Health, recognised by the CIEH
• Working towards completion of the Environmental Health Portfolio of Professional Practice

Key Duties

• Undertake regulatory activity including inspections of lower risk category premises for food hygiene, food standards and health and safety, animal health and welfare.

• Adopt and promote an intelligence-led approach to the discharge of statutory enforcement duties, and record and share relevant intelligence in accordance with agreed protocols.
• Maintain records, diaries, travel records and other associated administrative details as required, including entering/processing information on IT systems and databases.

• Undertake advisory, educational and promotional work to the public, commercial premises and organisations in accordance with agreed work programmes and specific projects.

Special Conditions

• To be in possession of a current driving license and provide a serviceable car for use in connection with the duties required.

Additional Information

You will have flexibility in terms of hybrid working at home and in the office.

Flexibility will be required to work outside core hours.

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential.

Our vision: Trafford - where all our residents, businesses and communities prosper

Trafford really is a great place to work. We're keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our Council, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process.

About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.

To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Reasons to Join our Family | greater jobs

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - greater.jobs | www.inploi.com

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor and we won't be able to support with your work visa.

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Council Contact

For an informal discussion or if you would like further information about this role, please contact Nicola Duckworth, Lead Practitioner Environmental Health and Sports Ground Safety, email: [e-mail]