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Old Moat, a council initiative, seeks a motivated Environmental Health Practitioner on a temporary 12-month contract. You will assist in business compliance, ensuring regulatory adherence while gaining valuable field experience alongside seasoned professionals. Ideal for applicants with environmental health qualifications eager to drive public safety and compliance in Greater Manchester.
About The Role
Working Hours:35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Temporary (12 months)
Additional Payments: Casual Car Allowance
Closing Date: 15 June 2025
Closing time: 11.59pm
Interview Method:Face to Face
This role is subject to -
2 References - where possible we require 3 years' employment history.
Greater Manchester’s public protection teams have secured funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to ensure the continuation of theGreater Manchester Business Compliance Service. The Business Compliance Service website provides a full overview, and details of the service providedAbout us | 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 other new officers to provide a Business Compliance Service across Greater Manchester.
Your role will involve proactively contacting and providing a signposting service for new and existing businesses to help them navigate their compliance issues and questions.
During the course of this fixed-term contract, we will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside our experienced environmental health officers to achieve your qualification as an Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP). With a clear focus on food within the regulatory area of environmental health, we will aim for you to provide a range of free and chargeable services once you are deemed competent. You will be given the freedom to identify, create and deliver your own mini projects to help solve business compliance problems in your local authority. With your hard work, we will continue to provide a sustainable new service that works for Greater Manchester businesses.
The contract funding is for a 12 month fixed term contract. It is hoped that further funding will be in place to continue the post up to 30th September 2026 but this cannot yet be guaranteed.
For an informal discussion, or to find out more about the role, please email or call Susan Brown on 07944166142 or email susan.brown@manchester.gov.uk or Carmel Hughes on 07773 572793 or email carmel.hughes@manchester.gov.u
About the Candidate
The ideal candidate will be passionate and excited about joining and shaping our new service and enthusiastic about keeping the public safe by helping businesses comply. An environmental health graduate or postgraduate, you will be willing to bring and implement fresh ideas to the service and work alongside our business compliance trainee apprentices.
You must hold an Environmental Health Degree (BSc) or Master’s Degree (MSc) and have a willingness to work towards a range of food safety competencies set out in the Food Law Code of Practice. Support will be provided to candidates to enroll to complete a professionalqualification leading to CIEH Registered Environmental Health Practitioner status. You will be provided with the opportunity to gain experience in all Environmental Health disciplines so you can write up your portfolio.The CIEH fees related to registering for your portfolio will be paid for.You will be supported to complete relevant FH and FS competencies following the FSA’s competency framework.
You will be open to meeting people from a range of different backgrounds andvisiting them in their businesses as well as speaking to them over the phone. You will therefore be expected to have good communication skills and excellent telephone manners, with an eagerness to learn.
More information about the criteria for candidates can be found in the job description/role profile.
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Guaranteed Assessment Scheme
We guarantee assessments for applicants who meet the minimumshortlisting requirements for the role and identify with at least one of the criteria below:
When You Join Us
We’re a Disability Confident Employer, offering:
For more information about the role or any adjustments, email jobs@manchester.gov.uk.
What we will need from you if you’re successful
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement ofemployment.This is not arole we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.
Pre-Employment Checks
If you are successful in securing a position with us, the pre-employment checks required will depend on the role you’ve applied for. As a guide, these checks may include:
These checks are an important part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and security of our workforce and the community we serve.
Other relevant information
We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.