Level 6 Environmental Health Officer Degree Apprenticeship
Salary: £25,747 per annum (rising as you progress)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term apprenticeship (up to 48 months)
Location: City of Wolverhampton – city centre and field‑based work
Qualification: Integrated Environmental Health Degree
Kick‑start your career in Environmental Health – earn while you learn
About the role
As a Level 6 Environmental Health Officer Apprentice, you will join the Council’s Environmental and Regulation Services as part of a structured training programme. Under close supervision, you will support the delivery of essential Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Public Health functions.
As your skills and confidence grow, you will progressively take on more responsibility, building the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to become a fully competent Environmental Health Officer.
You will not be expected to carry out statutory enforcement activity independently until you are fully trained, qualified, and authorised.
What you will be doing
With support and training, you will learn to:
* Assist with inspections of businesses, premises, land and vehicles
* Support investigations into complaints and service requests
* Provide advice and guidance to businesses and residents
* Contribute to surveys, projects, and public health initiatives
* Assist with monitoring, sampling, and testing activities
* Support enforcement work and prepare reports and basic case files
* Shadow qualified officers during inspections and investigations
* Take part in education, engagement and awareness‑raising activity
* Attend training, meetings, and college as part of your apprenticeship
* Completing all elements of your apprenticeship training and maintaining a development log
Entry Requirements
Please note the qualification criteria for the Environmental Health academic programme is set by the University for entry onto the apprenticeship and the City of Wolverhampton Council will liaise with University of Wolverhampton to ensure candidates have met the entry criteria before a conditional offer of employment.
Essential
For this apprenticeship programme we require applicants to have achieved the below:
* GCSE grade 4 or C in English and maths or equivalent
* A Levels – minimum grades CCC or above
* BTEC Extended Diploma – minimum grades MMM or above (or equivalent)
* Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
* We also accept Level 3 qualifications that are equivalent in depth to those listed above for example the Level 3 Apprenticeship in Environmental Health or related subject area, if you are unsure if your previous qualifications are acceptable then please contact us to check
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