Environmental Health Officer Level 1 & 2
Environmental Health

Salford City Council
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5JF

Environmental Health Officer Level 1 & 2
Grade: Level 1 – 3C, £30,451 - £32,910
Level 2 – 4B, £36,922 - £39,880
Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Contract Type: Level 1 - Fixed term until 31/03/2022
Level 2 – Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date: 25th April 2021

About us
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Regulatory Services Team. The team deals with food safety, health and safety, food borne illness, and infectious diseases, and at present is at the forefront dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

As such the current role will involve outbreak control, which includes contact tracing, outbreak consequence management and enforcement, and the investigation of health and safety matters.

The successful candidate will work as part of the local outbreak control team, assisting colleagues in the Health Protection team.

About you
We are looking for a highly organized and enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer, or candidates with experience in food safety, infectious disease control and/or health and safety. You will need to have a detailed knowledge of coronavirus legislation and guidance, as well as being competent in the aforementioned specialisms. Experience in all previously mentioned fields would be ideal.

Your communication skills must be excellent, with a commitment to customer care. You must have experience in reviewing risk assessments, and auditing/inspecting premises and processes to ensure compliance. You will possess excellent negotiation and persuasion skills and have experience in production and partnership working. 

Ideal candidates will hold a degree or diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent, registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board or will hold an equivalent qualification allowing them to undertake a full range of interventions under the Food Law Code of Practice. Ideally you will have experience in enforcement, an ability to manage your own workload, and experience of dealing with confidential data.

Role Profile - Level 1.pdf
Role Profile - Level 2.pdf
Why work for Team Salford.pdf

Please apply with a CV and a supporting statement to show why you are suitable for the role.

Safe working
We are a Covid-safe organisation and you will have an individual risk assessment when you join the organisation to ensure we effectively support your health and wellbeing throughout your employment.

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.  In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs. 

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr
Location
Salford Civic Centre
Vacancy Description
 
Salford City Council
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5JF

Environmental Health Officer Level 1 & 2
Grade: Level 1 – 3C, £30,451 - £32,910
Level 2 – 4B, £36,922 - £39,880
Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Contract Type: Level 1 - Fixed term until 31/03/2022
Level 2 – Fixed term for 12 months
Closing Date: 25th April 2021

About us
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Regulatory Services Team. The team deals with food safety, health and safety, food borne illness, and infectious diseases, and at present is at the forefront dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

As such the current role will involve outbreak control, which includes contact tracing, outbreak consequence management and enforcement, and the investigation of health and safety matters.

The successful candidate will work as part of the local outbreak control team, assisting colleagues in the Health Protection team.

About you
We are looking for a highly organized and enthusiastic Environmental Health Officer, or candidates with experience in food safety, infectious disease control and/or health and safety. You will need to have a detailed knowledge of coronavirus legislation and guidance, as well as being competent in the aforementioned specialisms. Experience in all previously mentioned fields would be ideal.

Your communication skills must be excellent, with a commitment to customer care. You must have experience in reviewing risk assessments, and auditing/inspecting premises and processes to ensure compliance. You will possess excellent negotiation and persuasion skills and have experience in production and partnership working. 

Ideal candidates will hold a degree or diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent, registered with the Environmental Health Registration Board or will hold an equivalent qualification allowing them to undertake a full range of interventions under the Food Law Code of Practice. Ideally you will have experience in enforcement, an ability to manage your own workload, and experience of dealing with confidential data.

Role Profile - Level 1.pdf
Role Profile - Level 2.pdf
Why work for Team Salford.pdf

Please apply with a CV and a supporting statement to show why you are suitable for the role.

Safe working
We are a Covid-safe organisation and you will have an individual risk assessment when you join the organisation to ensure we effectively support your health and wellbeing throughout your employment.

About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.  In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs. 

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr