Senior Environmental Health Officer - Community Protection

Rother District Council; Rother; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Rother is seeking a Senior Environmental Health Officer to join the Community Protection team. The role involves investigating nuisance complaints, handling planning and licensing consultations, and assessing air quality. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Environmental Health and be committed to public health initiatives. A competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave entitlement

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board or CIEH.
• Strongly motivated with ability to balance priorities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex nuisance complaints.
• Respond to planning and licensing consultations.
• Assess air quality and manage private sector complaints.

Skills

Degree in Environmental Health

Ability to plan effectively

Effective communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Environmental Health degree

Job description

Senior Environmental Health Officer – Community Protection (Graduates welcome to apply and part-time hours available)

Environmental Health and Licensing

37 Hours per week, Permanent Contract

Salary range: £40,302.00 to £44,936.00 per annum, plus £2,907 Car Allowance per annum.

Starting salary dependent on qualifications and experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Protection team within the shared Environmental Health Service of Rother and Wealden District Councils. Covering much of the rural area of outstanding natural beauty in East Sussex, the service area borders and surrounds Eastbourne and Hastings, and includes the towns of Bexhill, Crowborough, Uckfield, Battle, Hailsham, and Rye.

The Community Protection team is responsible for investigating a wide range of complex nuisance complaints and related issues. This includes responding to planning and licensing consultations, Pollution Prevention Control matters, assessing and considering air quality, and complaints related to conditions in the private rented sector. As a Senior Environmental Health Officer, you would be dealing with a range of issues, and we will consider your interests and preferences around specialist areas of work if you apply to us. We offer a supportive environment with a strong commitment to ongoing training and career development.

The Council wants people to live in a safe and fair community and to protect public health. Our Service has a crucial role in helping to deliver this aim.

The Community Protection team sits within a traditional Environmental Health Service, working alongside the Food, Health and Safety, and Licensing Teams. There are offices based in both Hailsham and Bexhill. Members of the team work flexibly, combining work from home with site visits and working from the office at least 2 days a week.

We will consider applications from officers who may be interested in a part time role and from Environmental Health graduates who are yet to complete their professional registration (please note that salary will be adjusted accordingly in such cases).

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in Environmental Health and registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board or CIEH as an environmental health practitioner or Chartered Member of the CIEH on appointment.
• Ability to plan effectively across a wide range of service activities
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written)
• Strongly motivated with ability to work well under pressure and balance priorities

What Rother District Council can offer you:

• We take pride in offering an excellent employee experience, with benefits including:
• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• training opportunities

For an informal discussion please contact Catherine Beaumont, Deputy Head Environmental Health and Licensing at [e-mail]

The job description and application form are available to download from our website: www.rother.gov.uk/jobs/

Closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on: Sunday 5th October 2025.

Interview date is expected to be on 17th October 2025; however, please note that this date is subject to change.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and community sectors