Environmental Health Officer (Food and Safety)

Mid Kent Environmental Health is an ambitious partnership and are looking for a forward thinking dynamic qualified Environmental Health Officer to join our Food and Safety Team.

You will predominantly work across two of the partnership areas (Swale & Maidstone) investigating complaints, undertaking inspections and investigations in line with regulatory requirements.  

We wish to recruit an excellent communicator and problem solver who is keen to join a large team whose aim is to be constantly at the forefront of the latest initiatives in the environmental health field to deliver food safety and health and safety enforcement.

As an Environmental Health Officer in our Team, you will be part of a successful team operating across the whole Food Hygiene, Health & Safety and Infectious Diseases arenas. You will receive and deal with both proactive and complaint led cases covering food hygiene and safety, health and safety, infectious diseases, and Primary Authority partnerships, including commercial health and safety enforcement and accident investigations, public health and more.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, with a positive attitude and committed with a dynamic approach to their work and to providing high quality services, playing an important role within the forward thinking Environmental Health Team.

What we offer:

• Financial: An attractive basic salary within a clear pay structure. A starting salary of £44,357 increasing to £45,525 after one years service and increasing further to £46,692 upon completion of two years in post (subject to managerial approval).
• Holiday Entitlement: 26 days annual leave (increasing to 29 days after 5 years continuous Local Government service) plus three additional days in December and bank holidays. After 30 years’ continuous service you will be entitled to an additional five days’ annual leave per annum.
• Employee Assistance Programme: The Council has partnered with Health Assured to provide staff with access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to assist in balancing everyday life with the requirement of work and home.
• Free staff parking and an essential car user allowance of £1000 per annum (pro-rated for part time staff)
• Pensions: Membership of the Local Government (CARE – Career Average (Revalued Earnings) Pension Scheme – Employer contribution of 16.8%.
• Hybrid: The Council operates a hybrid working model.
• Personal Development: Invaluable training opportunities for continuing professional development.
• To learn more about working at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, explore the kind of place we are, work that matters with people who care, and our pay, benefits, and hybrid working.

Interview Date: 20 November

A detailed list of responsibilities and person criteria for the role can be viewed in the Job Description and Person Specification below. For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Annmarie Goodwin, Food and Safety Team Leader, Sittingbourne on 01622 602878 or Annmarie.goodwin@midkent.gov.uk.

Equal Opportunities

Tunbridge Wells – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Safeguarding

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.