Food and Safety Officer

3 weeks ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council Full time

Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.

**What we're looking for in our Food and Safety Officer: **

Ideally a membership of the CIEH, if not Voting membership, then you must demonstrate an equivalent level of work-based learning and professional competence in food safety and health and safety regulation and be able to demonstrate competency.

Your role will also include:

- a significant amount of animal licensing work, so you should hold or be prepared to obtain an Ofqual Level 3 qualification in inspecting and licensing animal activities businesses.
- some caravan licensing inspections so knowledge in this area would be preferable.
You should be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of specialist area related issues and have a commitment to customer care and the provision of high-quality services, with confident and effective communication skills.
You will:

- have experience in undertaking food and safety inspections and identifying areas for improvement- be required to hold a full driving licence and have access to a car for your day-to-day work- need to be prepared to work across the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Districts with much of your workload being in the north of the county.

**About the Food and Safety Officer role**:
In this role, you will inspect, regulate and as appropriate enforce all requirements as required to fulfil the Council’s statutory duties in food safety, occupational health and safety, infectious disease control and other related areas of work, and provide professional and technical advice and support for the two district councils in respect of those areas of work.
Take a lead or shared lead role for one of the services, this includes food safety, occupational health and safety, health promotion/improvement, animal welfare licensing, private water supplies and infectious disease control.
Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to improve services and to strengthen relationships with the business community, adding value to the contact had with businesses as a result of regulatory responsibilities.
To take the lead in investigating food poisoning and relevant infectious disease outbreaks when allocated.

When necessary, assist in inspection and investigation and enforcement of all areas associated with the Council’s Environmental Health functions, including Health and Safety inspection and enforcement, and any other duties commensurate with the post holder’s professional qualifications and experience.

Lead promotional and campaign work relevant to the service areas and work with all relevant bodies to support the health and wellbeing of the communities of Babergh and Mid Suffolk

**About Us**

Working together across our Councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK (United Kingdom).

**Benefits we offer our Food and Safety Officer**:
Great opportunities for learning and development.
Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).
Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
Wellbeing Support Program
Employee Assist Program
Health Care Options
Our ways of working

Work is what we do, not where we go We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.
We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

**Closing Date: 5pm, 21 November 2023.**
- This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts._

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