Compliance and Technical Support Officer
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
26/12/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 21/01/2021 12:00
Employment Location:
Northallerton
Further Information
Compliance and Technical Support Officer
Grade 9 £25,736
37 Hours
12 months fixed term
There is currently an opportunity for an officer to join the Technical Support Team in the Environmental Health Service in a newly created post - Compliance and Technical Support Officer.
The Environmental Health Service is a busy front line service which carries out a wide range of functions including in the Residential Team the investigation and control of noise, pollution and statutory nuisances, inspection of permitted processes and contaminated land and private sector housing enforcement as well as consultations in relation to licensed premises and planning applications and enforcement of standards at caravan sites; and in the Commercial Team enforcement of food safety, workplace health and safety, private water supplies legislation, infectious disease control and the licensing of premises for the purposes of animal welfare. The Council’s Safety Advisory Group is also administered and operated from the service. As well as these core functions a significant part of the work of the Service is now taken up by the response to Coronavirus including the responsibility for enforcing the Coronavirus restriction regulations and investigating clusters and outbreaks of Covid-19 in the district working with North Yorkshire County Council.
The Technical Support Team is the hub of the service providing a vital customer service role and dealing with a range of contacts from members of the public, business owners, other local authorities and agencies, Government departments and professional bodies.
The team provides technical and specialist administrative support to the Service in a busy and varied environment. In this new role the post holder will also carry out enforcement work, primarily related to the Coronavirus restriction regulations and support officers in the service in other enforcement work where appropriate.
The successful candidate will be confident, self-motivated and be able to work independently and cooperatively to support the officers in the service. The post holder will have good communication and negotiation skills to provide excellent customer service and be able to deal with the wide variety of people that interact with the service. The candidate will have good ICT skills and be competent in the use of the ICT systems.
The successful candidate must have a full driving license, be able to work out of hours from time to time and will be given the opportunity to undertake ongoing training and development.
Applications are invited from candidates who may already have experience in a technical support or compliance officer role, who are enthusiastic, positive and are ready to work in a busy front line service.
Although this is a temporary post there may be an opportunity for the successful candidate to enter an apprenticeship to train as an Environmental Health Officer at the end of their contract.
For an informal discussion or for further information regarding this post please contact Vikki Flowers, Environmental Health Manager on 07384 834637 or Wayne Dunning, Technical Support Team Leader on 07398 114037.
An application form must be completed. CVs alone will not be accepted.
Application forms and vacancy details can be downloaded from www.hambleton.gov.uk
You can obtain/return application forms for this post by:
• e-mail recruitment@hambleton.gov.uk
Applications to be received by 12:00 noon on Thursday 21st January 2021
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 29th January 2021
Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. If you have not received a response by the interview date you should assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Face to face interviews will be conducted if possible, otherwise interviews will be via Microsoft TEAMs.
We value diversity in our workforce and are committed to equal opportunities. Disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications invited from all sectors of society, as covered by the Equality Act 2010.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.