Trading Standards Professional Apprentice

2 weeks ago

Chelmsford, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

**Trading Standards Professional Apprentice**

Fixed Term, Full Time

Up to £30,678 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 27th May 2024

**Essex Trading Standards is looking for a highly motivated person to join its team. Would you like to contribute to the Essex community and be proud of the impact of your work? Are you looking for a new challenge and career progression? This could be the opportunity you are looking for**

**Benefits**:

- Healthy work life balance; flexible and hybrid working options
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities
- IT equipment and home-working equipment provided
- 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + option to purchase extra
- Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme
- Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards
- Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with LifeWorks
- Up to 4 days per annum volunteering leave
- Employee support networks, to ensure everyone in treated with dignity and respect
- A fully funded Level 6 Trading Standards Professional qualification delivered online over 29 months + End Point Assessment (typically 5 months)

**The Role**:
Trading Standards is responsible for supporting legitimate business activity by providing advice and support, encouraging economic development and prosperity, and helping to create a level playing field. We protect the economic interests of Essex residents (particularly the more vulnerable members of the community) by using all the tools available to swiftly and effectively tackle rogue traders and businesses that cause the most consumer detriment. We adopt an intelligence led approach to enforcing a broad range of Trading Standards legislation including fair trading, underage sales, food and product safety, animal health and welfare to name just a few.

This exciting opportunity will see you developing further the knowledge, skills and competencies already obtained via the Regulatory Compliance Officer Apprenticeship to become a Trading Standards Officer. Having successfully completed the Level 4 Regulatory Compliance Officer Apprenticeship prior to this role, you will now undertake the training and learning requirements of the Level 6 Trading Standards Professional Apprenticeship with more specific Trading Standards modules to complete your training. You will work closely with, and be supported by, members of the Trading Standards team throughout your training and when qualified, will be considered for a Trading Standards Officer post.

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**What will you be doing?**
- Development, planning, delivery and management of enforcement projects, to ensure
- Trading Standards enforcement priorities are met
- Lead on investigations and all enforcement activities, including carrying out PACE interviews, preparing notes, statements and prosecution reports and giving evidence in court to comply with the Trading Standards Investigation Protocol
- Working collaboratively with other enforcement agencies (such as the Police, VOSA, DEFRA) District Councils, Parish Councils and politicians; attending external meetings such as Alcohol Licensing Reviews and Parish Council meetings to represent the council
- Carry out visits to businesses to ensure compliance with legislation, provide advice and decide on the most appropriate remedy for non-compliances at the time of visit
- Responsible for liaising with members of the public and complainants to gather intelligence and provide updates on progress made with enquiries and complaints
- Review and grade intelligence using a threat matrix approach, to ensure best use of resources
- Responsible for consultancy services quotations, customer relationships management and agreed sums of petty cash, to ensure Council financial policies are complied with, all spend is auditable and income opportunities are maximised
- Responsible for undertaking a range of enforcement activities alone and as part of a team (e.g. ‘test purchasing’ operations of age restricted products, licensing inspections) to deliver Trading Standards enforcement priorities
- Responsible for accurately recording work undertaken and prepare accurate and concise guidance letters to business and consumers to ensure the delivery of Trading Standards priorities
- Mentor and assist with training Regulatory Compliance Officer Apprentices (Level 4)
- Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework

**About You**:
You will have:

- Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area
- Evidence of the ability to develop skills and knowledge relevant to the role
- Excellent communication skills and ability to deal confidently with a range of stakeholders
- Be comfortable working both alone with mínimal superv

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