Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Life Centre South College Avenue Wigan WN1 1NJ Salary: Grade 7, 31,586 - 35,235 per annum. 37 hours per week Your role: This is an exciting opportunity for a person with significant previous enforcement knowledge and experience to join a proactive and intelligence led Trading Standards team. You will cover a range of trading standards disciplines, be willing to tackle issues with a range of approaches and be keen to make a positive difference to the community. You will investigate complaints, conduct enforcement visits, analyse intelligence, gather evidence and prepare investigation reports for court proceedings. About you: You will be an enthusiastic person, willing to develop new skills and to contribute to challenging tasks as part of a team. You will be confident dealing with the public in a professional manner and able to present information and write reports in an articulate manner. Ideally you will be experienced in trading standards enforcement activities. Consideration will be given to candidates able to demonstrate significant experience in a previous enforcement background. The post will involve some manual work and out of hours as required. About us: Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them. You will work in a busy Trading Standards team which has a focus on innovative approaches to tackle issues facing the local community. We aim to make a difference. Priorities include criminal investigations of fair trading, doorstep crime, illicit E-cigarettes, illicit tobacco and underage sales. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for TeamWigan. Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer For further information, please contact Ian Kelsall Trading Standards Manager, email i.kelsallwigan.gov.uk Interview dates: Priority candidates: 3 March 2025 All other candidates: 4 March 2025 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: