Job Description

Job profile

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The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the s/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job details

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Job reference

REQ001560

Date posted

13/06/2025

Apply by

27/06/2025

Salary

41,511

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Environmental Health

Environmental Health Officer

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Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

PUBLIC HEALTH, PROTECTION & COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION

Based at Ty Elai, Williamstown, the Council's Public Health, Protection and Community Services Division is committed to continuous improvement and to providing the best possible service to the residents of the County Borough.

Environmental Protection & Housing Standards Team

An opportunity has arisen for an Environmental Health Officer to join the Environmental Protection and Housing Standards Team on a full-time basis. The successful applicant will join a multi-disciplinary team responsible for discharging the Council's statutory duties in relation to environmental protection, public health and housing standards.



The Environmental Protection and Housing Standards Team seeks to use its legal powers and technical expertise in a wider context to support the achievements of the Council's key objectives, particularly to deliver improvement to the health and wellbeing of the community. This requires close co-operation within the team, with the community and with partners inside and outside the Authority. The post of Environmental Health Officer will be required to carry out a range of duties to contribute to the objectives of the team. This will include dealing with statutory nuisance complaints, Planning/Licensing consultations, as well as various public health issues.



The successful candidate must possess a degree in Environmental Health or equivalent degree recognised by the CIEH. EHORB registered or CIEH registered Environmental Health Practitioner is desirable criteria. If not registered, the post holder will be required to undertake the appropriate pathway to become a registered EHP accredited by the CIEH within 18 months of employment. Assistance towards professional registration is available.



For an informal discussion please contact David Hart, Senior Environmental Health Officer or Neil Pilliner, Environmental Protection & Housing Standards Manager on (01443) 425001.



Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.



In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.