Environmental Health Officer - Food Safety

Description

Our local government clients in Southeast London require an Environmental Health Officer to provide up-to-date technical and legal advice on matters relating to food safety; to carry out detailed investigations, inspections, and surveys of food, equipment, premises, land, and practices; and to maintain complete and accurate records of those investigations.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Taking appropriate action to prevent a recurrence, carrying out statutory food hygiene and food standards inspections of all food premises, and acting as 'lead officer' for Approved premises.   Prepare letters, reports, statutory notices and prosecution files.

Qualification – Essential

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• Degree in Environmental Health accredited by the CIEH or a food safety qualification recognised in the Food Law Code of Practice.
• Advanced Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Social Media and CRM.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience Requirements - Criteria to be Evaluated at the Shortlisting Stage.

• Must possess substantial recent experience working as an Environmental Health Officer in the field of food safety.
• Solid experience as a Food Safety Officer within a local authority Environmental Health Department.
• Ability to undertake a range of food hygiene and food standards inspections.
• Experience of the Food Standards Agency competency framework in the Food Law Code of Practice.  
• An ability to understand and explain legislation, procedures, and requirements to others, improve compliance, and inform others of consequences and penalties for noncompliance.
• Good interpersonal skills, an ability to quickly build trusted relationships, often in emotionally challenging situations, and respond calmly and de-escalate any conflict.
• Ability to assess the proper intervention based on the risk to the public of non-compliance with regulations.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in the community and understand when and how to escalate risk.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• 3 Years References
• Enhanced DBS
• A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role. Please be prepared for this additional step in the application process.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading public sector provider, is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. Our organisation is deeply committed to fostering an environment of equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace.