Environmental Health Officer (Food, Health and Safety) needed in Honiton £32,029 PAYE - Reference:5149131

This is working Full Time Hours on a Permanent Basis

We are looking for an Environmental Health Officer to specialise in a full range of food and health and safety duties for all categories of businesses in East Devon, undertake reactive investigations for complaints, infectious disease and accidents, develop and deliver education and public information initiatives, respond to planning and licensing consultations, process licensing applications for skin piercing and some animal activities and support the developing public health and wellbeing agenda work.

In return for your commitment, you’ll receive an excellent benefits package which includes: generous annual leave; flexi-time; access to a Local Government Pension Scheme, salary sacrifice cycle scheme, employee assistance programme and personal healthcare scheme. In addition, you’ll also be encouraged to take advantage of our outstanding learning and development opportunities.

About you
You will ideally hold a degree or diploma in Environmental Health and be EHRB registered and may hold a NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety. Adept at organising your workload and managing conflicting demands, you will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills enabling you to demonstrate respect and consideration for others as well as the ability to quickly build rapport with customers and stakeholders alike. You will ideally have the ability to manage situations professionally and calmly.

You will also ideally be fully conversant with Microsoft Office and database applications and able to carry out independent research. This role involves travelling throughout the district with equipment, so you will also need a valid driving license and access to a car or suitable mode of transport (reasonable adjustments may be possible according to the Equality Act

If you are interested in the role, or you would like a full job description, please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to [email protected] quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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