Senior Trading Standards Officer Rbkc611332

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom London Tri-Borough Councils Full time

**Job Summary**:
**Salary range**:£47,502 - £54,213 pro rata per annum (actual salary £21,109 - £24,092 per annum) (Pending pay award)
**Work location**: London
**Hours per week**: 16
**Contract type**: Temporary until 31st March 2024
**Vetting requirements**:Enhanced DBS Check
**Closing date**:10th September 2023
**Interview date**: Week commencing 18th September 2023

**About Us**:
At the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we put our community at the heart of everything we do. Our Trading Standards team helps local businesses and their customers thrive. They protect businesses and consumers alike from unfair trading practices and ensure businesses trade safely and comply with their important statutory responsibilities.

Kensington and Chelsea offers unique opportunities and experiences to a trading standards professional. Across our diverse borough, we’re tackling issues ranging from lettings, to underage sales of prohibited goods, to product safety and frauds and ensuring consumers know their rights. Join our supportive and forward-thinking team and you’ll make a real difference in a fantastic area.

**The Role**:
We are looking for a Senior Trading Standards Officer to join us on a part time and temporary basis until March 2024, specialising in scams education, advice and intervention. You will take the lead in the development and maintenance of a scams strategy to ensure the economic, physical, and mental wellbeing of vulnerable residents.

You will be required to research, prepare, and deliver education packages including talks, and work with other council services, partners and enforcement agencies, to help achieve the aims of the Trading Standards Service. You will be expected to undertake other Trading Standards duties including dealing with consumer complaints and the provision of business advice, as per the needs of the Service.

Please refer to the **Job Description** for more information

**About You**:
You will have experience in all aspects of Trading Standards work, a Diploma in Trading Standards or Diploma in Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (or equivalent), and proven experience in trading standards, or a related field. In-depth knowledge of scams and experience of providing advice and education in this field is essential.

A self-starter and a team player, you’re a great communicator both in person and in writing.

In return you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

**Application process**

**Additional information**

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We engage our staff with a variety of learning types including face-to-face and virtual learning because we want to ensure our staff understand our values and behaviours, grow their skills and develop their careers.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

We do not accept speculative CVs from any source.



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