Salary: £40,221 - £42,403 pro rata
Hours per week: 28 hours
Interview date: Thursday 14 November 2024
Public Protection Service - Nurturing Nature, Sustaining Life
Are you an experienced Trading Standards Officer ready for your next career move? Join our dynamic Public Protection team as a Senior Trading Standards Officer (Food Standards) and take on an exciting new challenge!
Our Public Protection Service sits within our large unitary authority, bringing together food and health and safety, trading standards, animal health, environmental protection, licensing, ASB and pest control. We are passionate about our community and take pride in our work whilst encouraging a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do.
As a Senior Trading Standards Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of a range of statutory and non-statutory public protection duties. This will include conducting inspections at a variety of premises, with a focus on those with the medium to high-risk ratings to ensure compliance with all relevant public protection legislation. Additionally, you will provide expert advice, guidance and support to colleagues, while providing specialist legal advice to Wiltshire-based businesses to help them meet regulatory requirements.
Our ideal candidate will hold a degree in Environmental Health or Trading Standards, along with post-qualification experience that demonstrates specialist knowledge in Food Standards. The ability to interpret complex Food Standards legislation and showcase a proven track record of handing high-level responsibilities. Strong planning and organisational skills as well as in-depth knowledge of specialized areas of law and legal processes will be essential.
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