Job Description The Service & Team: Make a Real Impact in Cornwall – Join Us as an Environmental Health Officer (Health & Safety) Grade 4: £39,160 – £46,355 | 18-Month Temporary Contract Are you ready to take your Health & Safety expertise to the next level? Cornwall Council is offering a unique opportunity to join our dynamic team as an Environmental Health Officer where your work will directly support local businesses and help shape safer, stronger communities. A Dual-Focus Role with Real Variety This isn’t your typical desk job. You’ll split your time between: Primary Authority Support – Partnering with national brands to provide trusted, tailored Health & Safety advice. Business Regulatory Support (BRS) – Working hands-on with Cornwall’s diverse business community, offering guidance, training, and proactive support. You'll play a vital role in ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations - protecting staff, customers, and the wider community while enabling businesses to grow with confidence. What You’ll Be Doing Delivering bespoke Health & Safety advice and training Building strong relationships with businesses across Cornwall as well as with regional and national businesses through our Primary Authority partnerships Making proactive calls and site visits Collaborating with a forward-thinking, supportive team Exploring opportunities to contribute to wider team projects This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies. This position will be subject to a standard criminal record disclosure check. Working Pattern This is a full time position of 37 hours per week. This will be generally Monday to Friday but some out of hours working and occasional weekend working may be required. Flexible working options are available, such as compressed hours. Who We’re Looking For You’re passionate about Health & Safety and confident advising businesses of all sizes, whether you’re: Experienced in a commercial or regulatory setting Newly or nearly qualified Coming from the private sector EH Degree/equivalent qualification or experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your skill set and gain valuable experience in Primary Authority work. You'll be joining a positive, supportive, and experienced team, making it an ideal environment to grow professionally and develop new capabilities. Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert What You’ll Get In Return Professional Growth – Learn from experienced colleagues and expand your skillset Flexible Working – Enjoy a work-life balance that suits you Explore Cornwall – Travel across one of the UK’s most beautiful regions Lifestyle Perks – From coastal walks to countryside adventures, Cornwall offers year-round inspiration Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include a competitive salary. a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services. Additional Information Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role. The full role profile is attached here We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview. For An Informal Chat About The Role, Contact Sue Powell (Primary Authority) – 07483 307759 Ingrid Baker (BRS Team) – 07955 436304 Please note that interviews for this role will be held on 24 th and 25 th November 2025 Application Process Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process. Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application. Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.