Job description
Head of Environmental Health
Location: Newry/Downpatrick
Job Type: Temporary
Salary: £ per hour
Why Join Us?
1. Competitive Pay - Earn a great hourly rate while gaining valuable experience.
2. Supportive Team - Work with a friendly and professional team that values collaboration.
About the Role
We are recruiting a Head of Environmental Health to join our team at Newry, Mourne and Down Council facilities. You will be responsible for the assisting the Assistant Director of Health and Well Being in developing and implementing the relevant strategies of the Council, within their areas of responsibility. You will support transformational change within the Directorate / Section ensuring and implementing integration of new and current functions and responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
3. Ensure an appropriate and effective food hygiene and food standards regime is in place across
the district, in accordance with the relevant legislation and guidance.
4. Manage, oversee and review a system to deal with and respond to food complaints.
5. Ensure an effective food sampling programme is in place.
6. Responsible for ensuring that premises receive appropriate legislative approval as required.
7. Ensure all infectious disease notifications are investigated and action taken accordingly.
8. Prepare annual food service plan.
9. Monitor and manage the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) across the district.
10. Manage the legislative control of the fishing industry in the District, to include fishing fleet,
processing facilities and fish markets.
Health & Safety at Work (External)
11. Ensure an appropriate and effective service plan is in place across the district, in accordance
with the relevant legislation and guidance.
12. Manage, oversee and review a system to deal with work related accidents and workplace
13. Responsible for the organisation and delivery of enforcement and educational initiatives in
partnership with relevant statutory agencies (for example HSE) and business organisations.
14. Ensure a Safety of Sports Grounds regime is in place across the district and safety certificates
15. The list of duties / responsibilities must not be considered comprehensive nor exhaustive. They
are simply a summary of the main duties / responsibilities that the post holder will be required to
No Job Description can cover every issue that may arise within the post at various
times and the post holder is expected to carry out other duties from time to time which are
broadly consistent with those in this Job Description.
Requirements
16. This role will require the successful applicant to complete a Basic Access NI clearance check
17. Successful applicants will need to be able to drive between sites of the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
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