Environmental Health Officer - ABC11492

Job Purpose:

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Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Duration: Permanent, Full Time

Aberdeen City Council is currently in discussions with Trade Unions regarding a proposal to move from a standard 37-hour full-time working week to a standard 35-hour full-time working week.    

Please note:  A decision has been reached, in consultation with our Trade Unions, that all new vacancies will be advertised on a maximum of 35 hours per week, and accordingly, new appointments made on a contract of 35 hours per week.

job purpose/about the role

To contribute to the fulfilment of Aberdeen City Council’s statutory responsibility for delivering Environmental Health Services.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated Environmental Health Officer who can accept and tackle demanding goals to ensure effective service delivery to protect the public health of people who live in, work in or are visiting Aberdeen City.

Based in the Commercial Environmental Health Team, you will be required to undertake the full range of food law activities, occupational health and safety interventions, inspection of vessels requiring ship sanitation certification and responding to licensing consultations

You will be able to communicate effectively with a commitment to quality and customer care. As an Environmental Health Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring that statutory requirements are complied with, taking enforcement action where necessary and implementing Council policies, with a view to ensuring that risks to public health and safety are adequately controlled; Encouraging compliance with the law and enhancement of public health through promotion, education and advice at all levels. The post will require occasional out of hours work.

In return you will receive a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including:

• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Annual Leave of 27 days per year increasing to 32 days per year after 5 years continuous service and a maximum of 35 days after 10 years.
• A further 7 paid public holidays
• Flexible working opportunities, including flexi-time and hybrid/home working
• Essential Car Users allowance
• Discounted leisure membership with the Aberdeen Sports Village

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) Diploma in Environmental Health or have received confirmation from REHIS of the equivalency of their qualifications.

Where applicants consider their qualifications to be equivalent to the REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health contact should be made directly with the Institute by e mailing contact@rehis.com The Institute will provide details of the assessment process including anticipated timescales and fees for the assessment

• Full UK driving licence

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• Ensure that statutory requirements are complied with, taking enforcement action where necessary and implementing Council policies.
• Investigate environmental health related issues that come to the attention of the service and take appropriate action.
• Conduct inspections, audits, surveys etc. with a view to ensuring that risks to public health and/or safety are adequately controlled.
• Encourage compliance with the law and enhancement of public health through promotion and education and advice at all levels.
• Be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of law enforcement

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs