Job Description

Salary

Fair Trading Inspector - Grade 7 - 31,067 - 34,314

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Open Ended

Package

Gateway Payment - 3,000

Job category/type

Trading Standards and Environmental Health

Job reference

REQAA6353

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Join our

Trading Standards Team

and play a crucial role in protecting consumers while supporting businesses. We are looking for a

Trading Standards Officer / Fair Trade Inspector

to conduct inspections, investigate complaints, and enforce trading standards legislation to ensure fair and safe trading practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct business inspections in line with statutory requirements. Investigate complaints and take enforcement action where necessary. Assist in metrology inspections and verification of weighing and measuring equipment. Assist would be for FTIs. TSO would be fully competent to inspect, investigate and enforce3 in this capacity. Provide advice to businesses on compliance and best practices. Undertake proactive visits, surveys, and sampling to assess compliance. Represent the Council at meetings and deliver presentations. Prepare and issue reports, maintain accurate records, and use relevant database systems.

Qualifications:

Fair Trading Inspector:

Trading Standards Practitioner Certificate (or equivalent under CTSI Qualification Framework, e.g., FCATS). The TSPC is under the CTSI Framework. The FCATS is an earlier equivalent.

Trading Standards Officer:

Diploma in Trading Standards (DTS), Degree in Trading Standards (including Metrology), DCATS (including Metrology), or CTSI Trading Standards Practitioner Diploma.

Employee Benefits:

Additional 'Gateway Payment' (3,000) 26-31 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays Flexible and smarter working opportunities Salary sacrifice car and cycle schemes Career growth and learning resources Local Government Pension Scheme (17.7% employer contribution) Occupational health, wellbeing resources, and support Relocation package for eligible candidates



'Working together, improving lives'

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

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Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.



This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk. Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk. Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023. Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.