Trading Standards Officer - GLA15746

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Trading Standards Officer to join our Trading Standards team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

This position requires a Standard Disclosure. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their Disclosure.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.

What the job involves: You will work both independently and as part of a wider team to contribute to the delivery a high-quality regulatory service within Glasgow.

You will enforce consumer protection legislation in accordance with statutory requirements, investigate complaints and suspected breaches of legislation, plan and carry out inspections of business premises, whilst also providing advice and support to businesses and consumers.

This is a challenging and rewarding role in a busy local authority environment. You will have the opportunity to contribute to investigations, inspections, enforcement activities, and consumer/business advice, helping protect Glasgow’s communities and ensuring businesses operate within the law.

The Role Profile provides further details on the activities involved in this job.

What we’re looking for: You must have good communication skills, the ability to interpret and apply legislation, sound investigative abilities, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and a working knowledge of the role of a Trading Standards Officer within a local authority setting.

A diploma in Trading Standards is an essential requirement for this role. A current full driving licence is desirable.

The Person Specification provides further details on the required skills, knowledge, and competencies you will need to possess to be successful in this job.

What we’re offering: A core salary starting at £45,495.33 rising to £52,944.70 on an incremental scale. In addition to the annual salary the job attracts an annual payment of £1,357 for the non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) in operation.

A 35-hour per week work pattern on a rota that may involve evening and weekend working across Monday – Sunday.

Hybrid working is available in this role. If you’re shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to maintain your work-life balance.

An Annual leave entitlement which starts at 26 days per year, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ continuous service, plus an additional 12.5 Public Holidays per year.

Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme; the ability to join the Glasgow Credit Union, who offer a variety of loans, savings and mortgages exclusively for their members; and the ability to make direct contributions from your salary to the Hospital Saturday Fund who offer individual and family health plans.

More details on the pension scheme can be found here, details of the Glasgow Credit Union can be found here, and details on the Hospital Saturday Fund can be found here.

Details of the Council’s conditions of service and policies are available here, and for guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

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There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

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