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Local Authority in Barking

Service Manager Environmental Health

£31.45 an hour PAYE / £41.21 an hour UMBRELLA

35 Hours a week (Mon-Fri) 9AM-5PM

Initial 3 month contract

Hybrid Working - Office/on site based in Barking at least 3 days a week. All applicants must have own vehicle and UK driving license.

Job Purpose:

The post holder is responsible for delivering a range of regulatory enforcement services. This will include the strategic implementation and operational delivery of teams covering environmental health (commercial food safety, environmental protection including the noise service), health and safety, licensing including licensing and management of Barking town centre trading market, animal welfare.

The post holder will be the Council's expert on regulatory and enforcement services, and will advise on relevant legal responsibilities, policy and strategy and changes in legislation. The post holder will support the development of the Council's strategic direction with regard to enforcement and regulatory control functions.

• Operational and strategic management of teams providing a diverse range of enforcement functions.
• To ensure that resources are deployed in accordance with statutory and council priorities.
• To ensure that the council fully complies with its statutory responsibilities for its regulatory functions across the area of discipline for this service.
• To act as a lead officer for the statutory and non-statutory role of a Licensing Authority.
• To act as a lead officer for enforcement policy and practice ensuring that shared responsibilities such as environmental health are coordinated.

• Ensure compliance with appropriate legislation, Council Policies, Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and other requirements of the Council.
• Undertakes a proactive, committed approach towards the Councils Best Value ethos and ensure all performance information is collected in an ordered and efficient manner that stands up to external scrutiny.
• Ensure compliance with and actively promote the Council's Equalities and Diversity policies and strategies.
• Ensure compliance with and actively promote Health and Safety at work legislation, Council and Departmental H&S policies and procedures; this will include supporting the Head of Service in their duty holder responsibilities for locations where the post holder operates services.

• Proven track record of delivery, development and successful management of excellent regulatory services delivered in partnership with the community and others in a customer focused manner.
• Substantial experience of local authority regulatory service within an Environmental Health / Regulatory setting.
• Experience of budget management and of budget based decision making.
• Managing organisational change including analysing and researching trends.
• Leading on the implementation and the construction of innovative solutions to customer complaint issues.

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