Environmental Health Officer/Food Safety Officer

Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
LONDON
E1 1BJ

Environmental Health Officer/Food Safety Officer

Role Purpose

As an Officer with delegated authority and competency, you will be carrying out a programme of proactive and reactive functions which will contribute to ensuring compliance with food hygiene legislation within the Borough.

Key Responsibilities

• Using delegated powers and competency to ensure compliance with food hygiene legislation so that the standards of food hygiene are maintained in businesses, for the benefit of residents, visitors and those coming into the Borough.
• Take on the additional role of formal closures of food businesses and the approval of premises under 853/2004.

Requirements

The successful candidate must have one or more of the following qualifications:

• A professional qualification of competence to undertake food hygiene inspections e.g.: Higher National Certificate in Food Inspection.
• Higher level specialist qualification relevant to Food Safety duties, including Diploma/Degree in Environmental Health or equivalent food/environmental related diploma or degree course.
• Qualification to act as an Environmental Health Officer.
• Maintenance and proof of professional requirements regarding Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
• Candidates who are working towards Chartered Status will be considered and if successful, will be supported through that process.

Salary Range

Food Safety Officer: £37,026 - £43,701
Environmental Health Officer: £44,691 - £47,736

Additional Information

Tower Hamlets is a fascinating borough, a multi-cultural community steeped in history. The contrasts and challenges in Environmental Health work range from the “Curry Capital” of Brick Lane to the expanding high-tech corporate world-wide financial institutions in Canary Wharf, employing thousands of people using the services that Environmental Health is responsible for. Our Service is forward-looking and has many exciting challenges to face.

We are looking for an experienced Environmental Health Practitioner/Food Safety Officer to carry out the full range of duties including:

• Proactive inspections
• Sampling
• Issuing notices and preparing legal proceedings
• Assisting in the implementation of project work
• Attendance at outdoor events
• Supporting other Teams

This is a unique opportunity, and we are looking for a motivated and dedicated individual to help deliver on our key strategic objectives.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Tom Lewis, Business Regulations (Commercial) at 079 4752 9021 or Erika Phillips, Team Leader on 020 73646208.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.