Senior Trading Standards Officer

Sheffield City Council HQ; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Sheffield is hiring two Senior Trading Standards Officers to oversee compliance with trading standards legislation and supervise staff. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and at least three years' experience, including experience in conducting high-risk food visits. This position emphasizes innovative problem-solving and collaborative working to protect consumers and communities, all within a supportive and diverse work environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Commitment to safeguarding and inclusivity

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience with high-risk food visits in accordance with food law.
• Specific experience with Tenants Fees Act 2019 legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a service across the full range of trading standards legislation.
• Supervise staff and oversee complex criminal investigations.
• Implement the Crime in The Home Reduction Strategy.

Skills

Innovative thinking

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative working

Education

TSPD, DCATS, DTS or equivalent qualification

Job description

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Senior Trading Standards Officer x 2

We are recruiting two Senior Trading Standards Officers to join our team of professionals to deliver a service across the full range of trading standards legislation under the direction of the Principal Officers and to be responsible for the supervision of staff.

You will hold the TSPD, DCATS, DTS or previous equivalent acceptable qualification, and have at least 3 years post qualification experience. This must include a qualification that enables you to undertake high risk food visits in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice and a S.73 Certificate. We need people who think innovatively and relish the freedom that our 'problem solving' approach gives. You will be a committed and dedicated professional experienced in collaborative working to achieve service delivery, have excellent communication skills, use innovative thinking to improve outcomes and show respect and fairness for others.

One post will report to the Fair-Trading Principal Officer. The successful applicant will take a lead role in implementing the Crime in The Home Reduction Strategy, overseeing complex criminal investigations into fair trading issues and will have specific experience working with Tenants Fees Act 2019 legislation.

The other post will report to the Commercial Team Principal Officer. The successful applicant will take a lead role in delivering a service across speciality areas of Trading Standards including W&M, Food Standards, Feed Standards and Product Safety.

In return, you will join a team of professionals with a proven track record of successful prosecutions who are committed to protecting consumers, communities and businesses from physical or financial harm and unfair practices.

Sheffield is great place to live, play and work. Being centrally located in the UK and with great road and rail transport links, the city stands between the beautiful outdoor adventure opportunities in the Peak District National Park to the West and the Entertainment, sporting, shopping and industrial sector in the East.

The city centre is the place to access great restaurants including The Cambridge Street Collective, winner of Foodhall of The Year 2024, theatres, film and the latest bands at iconic venues that gave us some of the British music greats such as the Human League and the Arctic Monkeys. The annual Tramlines festival sums up what Sheffield is now all about, being just one of many celebrations of the music and the arts throughout the year.

Further detailed information about these roles can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advertisement.

For an informal discussion about these opportunities, please contact:

[e-mail] - Fair Trading Principal Officer

[e-mail] - Acting TS Commercial Principal Officer

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council