Environmental Health Officer (Food and Health & Safety)

Woking Borough Council has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced professional to join our busy and dedicated Environmental Health Team as an Environmental Health Officer on a full time one year fixed term basis.

Reporting to the Principal Environmental Health Officer, in this role you'll be mainly responsible for official food controls, infectious disease investigations, health and safety enforcement and accident investigations. The postholder will carry out the full range of food premises interventions and health and safety investigation and enforcement work. We need a fully qualified and competent officer with recent experience in a similar role.

It is important that you have a positive and confident outlook, with excellent communication skills enabling effective working with a diverse range of business operators and members of the public.

This role requires the post holder to hold a valid full driver’s licence, have access to a vehicle and the flexibility to work out of hours when necessary.

Woking Borough Council offers in return:

· Flexible benefits Allowance

· 23 days annual leave

· Flexi time scheme

· Membership of the local government pension scheme

· Discounted health and leisure membership

· Excellent career opportunities for committed individuals.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for this post. An assessment may be required. If you have any queries or would like to discuss this further, please contact the Human Resources team.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Emma Bourne, Head of Environmental Health 01483 743840 or Janine Knighton, Principal EHO 01483 743017.

Closing Date:  24 October 2024 at 12:00 (noon)

Interview Date:  31 October 2024