Higher Enforcement Officer Waverley Court
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Job Summary
Higher Enforcement Officer (Food Safety Officer)
Waverley Court
Salary: 39129 - 46023
Hours: 36 per week 52 weeks
Although we welcome applications for a range of hours (please be clear on application).
The City of Edinburgh Council is a predominantly urban Local Authority with a population of approximately 523000. Edinburgh is a popular tourist destination with visitors coming to see the citys museums markets and monuments as well as some of the most famous festivals in the world. Providing for the population and visitors requires services and facilities that meets their needs including entertainment restaurants bars and cafes. Edinburgh is an important financial centre and is home to a number of universities and colleges and some manufacturing. This dynamic operating environment and the impacts of both technological and legislative change require a strong Environmental Health Service performing to the highest standards of competency service delivery and professionalism.
There can be few places more interesting than Edinburgh to work in Environmental Health.
Our Environmental Health Service comprises four teams: one covering Environmental Protection and three Food Health and Safety teams. We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic Food Safety Officer (Higher Enforcement Officer) to work in one of our Food Health and Safety teams. We can offer a dynamic and interesting environment and want to encourage applications from qualified Food Safety Officers (newly including those due to sit exams or experienced) looking for a new challenge. The post will be based in Waverly Court although work is throughout the city with a degree of flexibility and some home working (subject to operational requirements). Some work out of normal office hours will occasionally be required.
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As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh we want to make sure that were bringing the best people into our roles not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this were changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
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Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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Responsibilities
Experience:
- Experience relating to enforcement or ensuring compliance with legislation.
- Experience of Food Law enforcement or Environmental Protection enforcement. (Desirable)
Knowledge skills and understanding:
- Able to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of legal compliance and have a detailed knowledge of relevant legislation guidance codes of practice.
Qualifications and training:
- Able to keep up to date with new and amended legislation.
Job specific requirements:
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Able to meet targets and performance indicators.
- Undertake project work including planning delivery and managing timescales.
- Provide advice to business the public partner agencies and public bodies.
- Full driving licence (Desirable)
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
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- Computer Skills
- Military Experience
- Law Enforcement
- Tribal Law
- Conflict Management
- Driving
- Security
- Teaching
- Transcription
- Writing Skills
About Company
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL About Us: Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local aut ... View more
