Environmental Health Officer

Job Description

Closing Date : 08 / 08 / 2025

Contract Type : Permanent

Salary : £44,562 - £47,265

Hours : 35 hour weekly

Stirling Council are looking for an Environmental Health Officer with experience working within Food Law and Health & Safety Regulation to contribute to the delivery of an effective, reliable and customer focussed Regulatory Service.

You will undertake an enforcement role as an Officer in terms of all relevant legislation and assist in provision of technical support and advice to team members.

Subject to your qualifications you will be responsible for undertaking food law inspections, dealing with a range of issues including food complaints, infectious disease surveillance, enforcement, responding to licensing consultations and issuing export health certificates.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent computer skills and have the ability to organise your workload in an effective and productive way.

The ability to travel throughout the Stirling Council area is essential and Council pool cars are available.

Stirling Council offers a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to become part of a growing team and work in an area of outstanding natural beauty. You will have the opportunity to develop professionally in this exciting role and maintain CPD.

Candidates must hold a BSc Environmental Health and REHIS d Diploma or equivalent and ideally be members of REHIS.

Applications will be accepted from candidates presenting for the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) Professional Interview in March 2025.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be invited to complete the form and have your details verified.

If you've got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Environmental Health Officer Job Description

Stirling Info February 2025

Salary Additional Information

The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
• Flexible working including hybrid office / work from home arrangements. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work / life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https : / / www.scotlgpsmember.org / about-the-lgps /
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme

J-18808-Ljbffr