About the role
We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious, and experienced individual to join our highly skilled Regulatory Services Health Protection team at West Northamptonshire Council as an Environmental Health Officer.
This role offers a varied and engaging workload, including managing a complex and busy caseload of work including food hygiene official and non-official controls, health & safety investigations, infectious disease investigations, ensuring our private water supplies are safe and regulating the safety of our world class sports grounds. You will also handle complex complaints and participate in project work as we harmonise procedures and databases from our sovereign councils.
This position provides a genuine opportunity to positively impact the wellbeing of West Northamptonshire residents and support local businesses. You will work in a diverse area with a great team.
While the role is based in Northampton, you will work across the entire district with flexible arrangements. The successful candidate will be expected to attend our offices in Northampton, Daventry, and Towcester as needed, with home working permitted where feasible.
What will you be doing?
Working within the Regulatory Services Health Protection team alongside other experienced officers to enforce a range of Environmental Health legislation relating to food, health & safety, infectious disease, private water supplies and sports ground safety.
Providing professional advice in accordance with the Council\'s corporate objectives and statutory responsibilities.
Lead on prosecuting breaches of the above areas including investigating, gathering evidence, case file preparation and giving evidence in court.
About you
The ideal candidate will hold a degree (or equivalent) in Environmental Health and be registered with CIEH. You should possess specialist knowledge and experience in delivering food safety official controls, preferably within a local authority setting. Excellent communication skills, a proactive attitude, and a passion for supporting businesses are essential.
You will have strong communication skills and experience working with partner organisations to build robust relationships with both internal colleagues and external partners.
You should demonstrate a solid understanding of the relevant areas and have the drive and determination to further develop your skills and experience. While this role involves a busy and varied caseload, we welcome applications from those at the beginning of their Environmental Health Officer career, as support and development opportunities will be provided.
You will have a full driving licence and use of a vehicle to undertake the duties of the post.
You will fully understand the role in the context of safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
If you want to discuss this role or have any questions, please contact Liz McCarthy at Elizabeth.McCarthy@westnorthants.gov.uk.
Our benefits
You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.
About us
At West Northants Council, it\'s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is \"to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive\". We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what its like to work at West Northants Council.
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.
The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.
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Attached documents
* Environmental Health Officer - Job Description
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