Salary: £40,221 to £41,418 (pro rata) Hours: 37 hours per week (x2) / 21 hours per week (x1) Location: Kendal, Penrith, or Barrow (including working from home and agile working) Contract: 3 x permanent positions This is an exciting opportunity for you to join Westmorland and Furness Council as an Environmental Health Officer within our Public Protection Service, focusing on Food Safety, Health and Safety and Licensing. In this role you will help us to keep our communities safe through undertaking a wide range of regulatory activities including health protection, infection control, health and safety at work, food safety and integrity and port health. You’ll be joining a dedicated and experienced team where you will be managing your own caseload of primarily Food Safety and Health and Safety work including proactive and reactive inspections, complaint investigations and service requests. Being an Environmental Health Officer at Westmorland and Furness Council is both varied and challenging; no two days are the same. The ideal candidates will have a diploma, BSc, or MSc in Environmental Health, be qualified Environmental Health Practitioners, EHRB registered or equivalent, and currently competent as specified in the Food Law Code of Practice. Additionally, you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels. You will also be able to work independently and ensure a customer focused approach to service delivery. As part of this role, there is a requirement for regular travel and so the postholder must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle to use for work/ able to independently travel around the Westmorland and Furness area. What can we offer you If you want to find out more about our benefits and working for Westmorland and Furness please visit our new careers site - Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk) To find out more… If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or if you have any questions, please contact Emma Brass by email (Emma.Brasswestmorlandandfurness.gov.uk) or by phone (01768 212366). DBS – This role requires a basic DBS check. Application and Interview information This is a rolling advert meaning applications will be considered as and when we receive them. If you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you directly to arrange an interview date and time.