AddressDirectorate - Regeneration and Environment
Community Safety and Street Scene
Regulation and Enforcement
Community Protection Unit
2 x Environmental Health Officers – Food Hygiene & Standards Full Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week
Rotherham Borough Council’s Environmental Health service is offering a unique opportunity for aspiring and experienced Food based practitioners to join our team.
The service is particularly keen to receive applications from qualified Environmental Health Officersor individuals currently studying towards a degree with an ambition to work long-term in the field with support from the Council.
The postholders will support the delivery of a range of Environmental Health functions related to food safety, food hygiene and health and safety, including enforcement and regulation, formal and informal sampling, providing regulatory advice and guidance while supporting the delivery of projects aimed at prevention and early intervention.
The posts will be embedded within a locality Team, working in partnership with a range of partners to create safer neighbourhoods and safeguarding of those at risk.
These services seek to protect the public from a range of behavioural and environmental issues and support the Council’s priority of every resident living in a clean and safe environment.
These are career graded posts from Band G to Band I. Appointment to a grade and progression to the next grade will depend on qualifications, registration, skills, knowledge and experience.
About us
You will benefit from our hybrid working arrangements and offering of work life balance whilst undertaking a wide and varied workload that is rewarding, challenging and the satisfaction of knowing your intervention will bring better outcomes for the residents of Rotherham.
This is also an excellent time to join Rotherham as we were awarded the ‘Most Improved Council Award’ and we are delivering major regeneration and housing as well as creating new jobs and opportunities for our residents. Rotherham is a real 'central UK' location with excellent road and rail links and is ideally placed near the scenic countryside of the Peak District, whilst also being conveniently located next to the vibrant city of Sheffield.
We offer an excellent pay and benefits package which includes membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as a range of health and wellbeing and other benefits.
For an informal discussion, please contact Donna Williams, Principal Officer, on 01709 823118.
These posts involve working with children/ adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
These posts operate under a Career Grade/Grading Assessment Scheme, with starting salary and progression through the grades being linked to experience, qualifications and level of work being undertaken.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).
