Job Description

Job Category: Non-Teaching
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: 28,605 - 31,029 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29th October 2025
Interview Date(s): Either 11th November or 13th November 2025 (Please indicate preferred date on application if you have one)
Looking for an exciting apprenticeship opportunity? Leicestershire County Council has 4 apprenticeship posts in our Trading Standards team as a Level 1 Trading Standards Officer. The role involves undertaking the Level 6 Trading Standards Professional Apprenticeship. During this time, you will gain hands-on experience to become an accomplished officer enforcing legislation while working towards your professional qualification. We are keen to hear from individuals who are calm under pressure, highly motivated, flexible and personable.
About the Role
You will cover all areas of Trading Standards and work across the teams in year one as part of your 3-year apprenticeship, but will choose two legislative areas to specialise in during year two from the following options (Product Safety, Food Standards, Feed Hygiene, Weights & Measures or Animal Health & Welfare) . However, for at least one of the roles, there is a requirement to specialise in tobacco and vape enforcement (alongside one of the others listed above).
Trading Standards' remit is to respond to complaints, support businesses in achieving compliance through inspections and advice, and tackle serious or repeat non-compliance through enforcement action. These roles will initially support current officers but lead to undertaking your own caseload.
No previous Trading Standards experience is required, but you must be committed to undertaking the Level 6 Trading Standards Professional Apprenticeship and building a career within this vital service whilst working as part of a supportive and productive Service.
You can find more information about the apprenticeships by following these links
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:

• Experience of successfully completing tasks within set deadlines
• Experience in accurate record keeping and showing attention to detail.
• Experience in writing projects, research or other reports.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• An understanding of Trading Standards work.
• Experience of providing advice in an enforcement role is desirable
• A full driving licence and be willing and able to drive council vehicles as part of your role.

The interview will consist of an assessment and questions. You will be asked to view a typical complaint that might be received by Trading Standards and then feed back to the panel your considerations. You will also be asked to give a short presentation on an area of your choice. Further details of this will be sent to you if you are shortlisted.
Please include with your CV a supporting statement showcasing your enthusiasm and suitability and giving examples of how you meet the criteria above.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Karen Retallic or Alison Law
Telephone: 0116 3056545 or 0116 3056537
Email: or
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: .
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About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a and organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the . We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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