Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Allowances: Night Duty (+1/3) and Standby Allowance

A unique opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Environmental Health professional to join our busy Regulatory Service teams on a permanent basis.

Business Regulation \xe2\x80\x93 You will have the ability to deliver elements of the food safety/standards and health and safety team plan. This will include inspections, and investigations (communicable disease, complaints, and accident notifications) undertaking enforcement activities when necessary.

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Environmental Regulation - You will have the ability to deliver the elements of the environmental protection team plan. This will include investigations into nuisance, fly tipping and pest complaints, administering public health funerals, providing responses to planning and licencing consultations and assisting in the IPPC inspection programme.

The role of a Regulatory Officer/EHP is to provide:

\xc2\xb7 Good oral and written communication skills.

\xc2\xb7 Be confident working with IT applications.

\xc2\xb7 In addition, it is essential to possess an investigative, assertive approach to problem solving.

\xc2\xb7 It is important that you are able to work as part of a team in supporting other colleagues to provide an effective and efficient Environmental Health Service.

You will be expected to work out of hours on a rota basis and depending on fluctuating demands work in other aspects of Environmental Health may be necessary, enabling you to broaden your experience and maintain core skills.

Relocation support may be available to you if you are moving to the Isle of Wight to specifically take up a frontline role with Regulatory Services. For experienced workers you may qualify for allowances up to \xc2\xa38,000. If you decide to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may get your travel costs reimbursed.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Rachel Briscoe or Duncan MacDonald on the following number, 01983 823000.

When you join #TeamIWC you\'ll receive our staff benefits package, including:

- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!

- Local Government pension scheme

- Discounted Solent ferry travel

- Island bus network discount

- Cycle to work scheme

- Staff parking permit scheme

- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership

- National and local discounts & benefits schemes

A relocation scheme of up to \xc2\xa38,000 may be available to new employees specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to take up a role with us. If you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible get your travel costs reimbursed. Further details are available upon request.

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island .

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the , and . We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, who is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a . Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

If you have difficulty completing your online application or if you need further information about how to apply, telephone 01983 823134 or email . Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. If unsuccessful, we actively encourage you to revisit our job pages and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.

Closing Date: 4th October 2023

Isle of Wight Council