Job Description

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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: \xc2\xa335,484 to \xc2\xa338,157 (pay award pending) 10% retention payment paid after two years satisfactory performance

Working Hours: Full time - 37 hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 30th September 2023

Interview Date(s): W/C 9th October 2023

Are you hardworking, enthusiastic about consumer protection and keen to support businesses? We are looking for two Trading Standards Officers to join our vibrant and forward thinking Service. One qualified Food Officer and one experienced investigator. No two days are the same and you have the opportunity to make a real difference.

About the Role

Trading Standards Food officer - This role is part of our Compliance Team working with experienced and dedicated food officers to inspect, advise and where necessary investigate and or take enforcement action in accordance with our Enforcement Policy to maintain the safety of the food chain. You will manage your own workload and undertake your own criminal investigations. You will undertake project work as required and keep abreast of legislative changes and maintain the required CPD hours.

Trading Standards Investigator - This role is part of our Projects team and will involve providing advice to seek compliance and where necessary investigate and/or take appropriate enforcement action in accordance with our Enforcement Policy. You will manage your own workload and undertake your own criminal investigations. You will undertake project work associated the team covering a broad area of Trading Standards work but including Tobacco control and vapes. A good knowledge of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 will be necessary for this work.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have obtained the relevant CTSI Food Standards qualification (DTS, DCA, DCATS or current equivalent) for the food officer post or have recent investigation experience for the investigator role and/or relevant Trading Standards qualification (DTS, DCA, DCATS or current equivalent)
• Have experience in managing own workload, planning and preparing for inspections and meeting deadlines and recording work in a detailed, accurate and timely manner, preparing reports and undertaking project work.
• Have experience in interpreting and applying appropriate legislation; enabling you to lead on, and undertake criminal investigations and enforcement action.
• Be able to provide advice to businesses, including complex advice whether face to face or by letter or email.
• Be willing and able to provide advice, guidance and supervision to less experienced staff.
• Be willing and able to deputise for senior TSO\'s when necessary, including attending meetings and liaising with external partners.
• keep up to date with new legislation and statutory requirements. in order to maintain a thorough knowledge of Trading Standards legislation for your area of work.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.

In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

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 relating to the Food Officer post, please contact:

Alison Law Team Manager or Nicola Ohri Senior Trading Standards Officer & Lead Food Officer

Telephone: 0116 305 6537 and 0116 305 7740

Email: and

For more information or an informal discussion relating to the Investigator post, please contact:

Karen Retallic Team Manager Helen O Donegan Senior Trading Standards Officer

Telephone: 0116 305 6548 and 0116 305 6168

Email: and

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 on \'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.

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About Us:

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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