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

REQ001913

Date posted

13/11/2025

Apply by

27/11/2025

Salary

42,839

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Trading Standards

Trading Standards Officer

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Job description

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

An opportunity has arisen to join Trading Standards within Rhondda Cynon Taf as a Trading Standards Officer based in Ty Elai, Williamstown, CF40 1NY. The service is responsible for the inspection of a wide variety of retail and non-retail premises within the County Borough; and the investigation of criminal complaints across the full remit of Trading Standards legislation. The team within which this post sits, is also responsible for supporting and advising businesses on food standards related matters.



The successful applicant must hold the statutory qualification required to act as an Inspector of Weights and Measures and be Food Standards qualified and competent.



We are seeking an enthusiastic officer who has proven capabilities, both working within a team and as an individual, managing and prioritising their own workload. Good IT skills and numeracy skills are required.



The authority offers flexible working and agile working across the Authority to meet the demands of the Service; the successful candidate must be willing to work outside of normal office hours.



For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Gary Lewis, Senior Food Standards Officer Gary.lewis@rctcbc.gov.uk or Judith Parry, Trading Standards Manager Judith.parry@rctcbc.gov.uk



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



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.