Senior Environmental Health Technical Officer

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent.

Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

We are looking for skilled officer who are competent, enthusiastic and highly motivated to fill the below posts within our Environmental Protection Team 

Your duties will include investigation and response to complaints in relation to allegations of statutory nuisance, assess and approve s.61 applications, permitting and responding licensing consultations. 
You must have a working knowledge and understanding of the nuisance provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, knowledge of Licensing legislation and have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing. 

Our team follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely or from the office, as needed, based on demands of the service and specific tasks. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jon Fox, Environmental Health (Public Protection) Manager on 0203 0455650 or jon.fox@bexley.gov.uk  

The ability to travel around the Borough is essential.  

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information. 

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. 

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date. 
 
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  recruitment@bexley.gov.uk  

You will hold a degree or a diploma in Environmental Health or a related subject or have significant experience in Environmental Health food and safety regulation and be able to meet the competencies for authorised Lead Food Officers in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice. 

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. 

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Anticipated Interview Date: tbc

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Additional Information 

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.     
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees.  The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.