Job Board

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Non-Qualified
Location : County Hall – Main, Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.50

Wiltshire Support at Home – Your home, Our Support, Your Independence

Wiltshire Council’s Wiltshire Support at Home team are looking for multiple Support Workers.
Full time and part time roles are available in and around:

Chippenham (Including Marlborough and Pewsey)
Trowbridge
Salisbury

Wiltshire has a vision to work with people in the community to live the best life they can. Join us as a Senior Support Worker to become part of that vision.

Our offer to Care Support Workers:
Flexible Hours
Paid travel time and mileage
Uniform provided
Work Mobile Phone provided
Comprehensive induction, training and mentoring programme
Regular supervision, support and appraisal

Requirements for Senior Support Worker:

To work shifts to meet the needs of the service including early morning, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. This will include the participation in an ‘on-call’ rota as part of the normal working week. An unsocial hour’s payment in accordance with Wiltshire Council’s HR Policy will be paid where appropriate.
Caring and friendly attitude
Experience in setting up customer packages and managing a staff team.
Driver’s licence and access to a vehicle preferred however this is negotiable.
To undertake travel across the local area to carry out customer visits
Working with people in their own homes and play a key role in enabling customers to achieve their goals and objectives
Opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives

Job Title : Service Manager in Safeguarding and Reviewing
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £33.71

An additional Service Manager post is being created, to lead and oversee the Safeguarding and Reviewing functions in our new Reviewing Hub. The Reviewing Hub function is to ensure that there are appropriate and effective services for children and families across Children’s Services. The role also involves ensuring that safeguarding systems are in place for children and families, as well as effective quality control.
This will include the management of the Child Protection Conference chairs, Independent reviewing Officers and CASP Reviewing Officers.

What we want from you
You will be an experienced social work professional with substantial experience in the field of child protection and working with Looked After Children. You will also be a strategic thinker with an interest in developing and constantly improving services. You will be key in managing the IRO’s, Child Protection Conference Chairs and CASP Reviewing Officers, as well as having involvement Section 5 (Professional Concerns) Safeguarding investigations when the responsible Service Manager is away.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary:£12.50

Cardiff Children’s Services are looking for a number of social work assistant to work with Children.
This could be for any of the below teams.
Kinship
CHAD
I&A
Locality
Pre-Birth
Special Guardianship
Reunification

The successful candidate will join our established and supportive team who, with the support of the Principal Social Worker (PSW) and Team Manager will assist with the delivery of services. The successful candidate will be responsible for case allocation of a small caseload of where necessary for the particular team.

Relevant qualifications and experience in the following will attract a premium hourly wage in relation to the following –

• Youth
• Speech and language
• Occupational Therapists
• Counselling,
• Experience in deliver CBT/DBT skills.

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : Adams Court, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 25.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 07:30
End Time : 15:30
Salary: £8.91

Cleaning on-site at Baileys Court (Attached to Adams Court)

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £33.71

We are looking for 8 Social Workers that will be required to carry High level court cases and to also mentor newly qualified support staff through the process-

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : City of Cardiff Council, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 20.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 14:00
Salary: £10.21

Responsible for all aspects of the business and service within a primary school catering facility. Working in accordance with Legislation.
Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To oversee food production including, menu planning, food preparation, portion control, presentation and service.
2. Organisation and supervision of the food service and promotion of the service to customers.
3. Supervision of other employees, including allocation of duties, work rotas and training.
4. Supervision and control of hygiene and health and safety.
5. Security of the kitchen and its surrounds.
6. Ensuring equipment is maintained.
7. Ensuring clerical duties are maintained, for example the ordering of supplies and control of budgets.
8. To participate actively in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the organisation’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
9. To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who maybe affected by your acts and omissions and to comply with all health and safety legislation as appropriate. (NB The exact responsibilities will depend on the post)
10. As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation, at your initial place of work or based at any other establishment.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Market Road Day Centre, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.21

Role required to support to the LD Team
Job Purpose:
To provide a range of administrative and clerical support to social workers and managers
Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To maintain and manage Adult Services outlook mailboxes as required
2. To provide support to social work teams and managers across the Learning Disability Service
3. To enter contact and referral information on CareFirst
4. To update and process forms and documentation on Carefirst to support social work colleagues and managers
5. To process case transfers, closures and archive client files
6. To support the development and maintenance of Sharepoint sites and documents across Adult Services
7. To support with collating, redacting and providing copy records or information for court cases, FOI and SAR requests
8. To assist in updating, maintaining casefile records and working documents
9. To provide administrative support to the Team Managers when requested and arrange meetings / provide minutes
10. Facilitate and note take for meetings as required, including Best Interests, Continuing Health Care, Move On, Discharge Planning, Disciplinary and Team meetings
11. To process orders and pay invoices via SAP, ensuring compliance with financial guidelines and recording
12. Maintain stationery supplies
13. To liaise with appropriate manager in respect of the admin process for new starters and liaise with ICT, CareFirst in respect of training and set up
14. Assist in providing a reception service including message taking and administration of the team purchasing card
15. To assist with the LD Duty process, telephony and email
16. To assist in maintaining electronic filing systems
17. To support teams and managers with updating and maintaining allocation and referral lists and provide statistical information as required
18. To participate actively in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the organisation’s Equal Opportunities Policy

To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : Lamby Way Cleansing Depot, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £8.91

security needed 2 x positions
shift work all evenings 6pm-6am
enhanced rate
weekend 12 hours shifts enhanced rate

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : City of Cardiff Council, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 24.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 14:00
End Time : 18:00
Salary: £8.91

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed individual with excellent customer service and security skills to join our team. The successful applicant will be a part of the Porter/Security Assistant team at St Mellons Hub. You will assist in providing a safe, calm and managed environment for both staff and public to enjoy. You will have previous security experience, have confidence in your abilities and professionalism when dealing with escalations. You will be required to work on a rota basis to include Saturdays and weekends: shifts will be variable according to needs of the service. The location of work may vary.

HOURS NEEDED

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2-6 Thursday 3-7 Saturday 2-5.30

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.21

Cardiff Children’s Services are looking for a number of support workers to work with Children. As many Support workers are generally happy to work in any team – this advert will be live for any team that currently needs a Support worker. This could be for Kinship CHAD I&A Locality but not limited to etc The successful candidate will join our established and supportive team who, with the support of the Principal Social Worker (PSW) and Team Manager will assist with the delivery of services.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.27

The Child Health & Disability Team are seeking to recruit a 2 dynamic and motivated individual sfor the position of Support Planner. If successful, you will work alongside a well-established and dedicated Support Planning team whilst being based within Cardiff’s Child Health and Disability Team. The role will consist of providing support planning for Children and Young People with complex needs.

We are looking to recruit 2 candidates who are passionate about working alongside children, young people, their families and communities to bring about change and promote positive outcomes for each individual. They will need to have a strong value base, previous experience with working with children and young people with complex needs, strong organisational and time management skills, and have a commitment to a strength based practise and person centred initiatives.
You will work as part of a team to:

• Design high quality, person centred plans.
• Work to a clear value base that promotes self-determination and social inclusion within the child’s local community and support the child to establish and maintain community connections.
• Support and empower children who use our services to reach their full potential.
• Signpost and provide accessible information on a wide range of opportunities available.
• Liaise efficiently with a wide range of internal and external partners.
• Establish and maintain a wide range of community based integrated opportunities for Children.
• Monitor and review referrals to ensure they remain person centred and that agreed outcomes are met.
• Maintain appropriate records and compile reports in accordance with any format required.
• Although not essential, the team would welcome Welsh speaking applicants.
The position will be full time over a 37 hr working week Monday to Friday but may require occasional flexibility around core hours.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £29.99

THIS ROLE IS FULLY REMOTE WORKING FROM HOME!-
Candidate will also be provided with a minute taker to assist in the Review meetings
Cardiff Council are looking to recruit 2 experienced Social Workers to join our new and innovative team that will be independently reviewing Care and Support Plans for children and young people in Cardiff.

These are similar to the CIN plans in England

You will be joining an enhanced and revised Reviewing Hub, sitting alongside experienced Child Protection Conference Chairs and Independent Reviewing Officers. The focus and ethos of the Care and Support Plan Reviewing Officers, will be to ensure children and young people have the best plans that promote their wellbeing and safety.
Cardiff is committed to working in a strength based approach, utilising Signs of Safety. Knowledge and experience of this approach is essential, however training will be provided.
The Care and Support Plan Reviewing Officer role will introduce independent reviewing to all children and young people subject to a Care and Support Plan. You will need to review and make recommendations utilising outcome based care planning approaches, which will impact and improve lives of children and young people. This will include knowing and recognising where there are safeguarding concerns, or alternatively when non statutory services might better support a child or their family.
The main duties of the post holder will be to ensure you are focussed on the needs of children and ensuring they are addressed, minimising drift and checking the consistency of care planning and decision-making.
You should be a registered experienced Social Worker, have experience of working with Care and Support plans as well as Child Protection. You should also be able to demonstrate skills in chairing and reviewing care plans. An ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines and timescales is important. Good communication and organisational skills are also vital for this role.
Education & Training
Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
Registered with Social Care Wales.

Experience / Knowledge
Significant Post qualifying experience in Child Care Social Work, including work in a statutory child care agency.
Direct experience of working with children on the Child Protection Register, Looked After Children, their parents and carers.
Experience in Social Work Supervision and Support.
Chairing of child care meetings.
Knowledge of Social Services and Wellbeing
Act, Wales Safeguarding Procedures and subsequent
legislation relating to
children.
Detailed knowledge of related guidance and regulations with particular reference to sexual exploitation, child trafficking, missing children, domestic abuse protocols, neglect, fabricated illness, forced marriage, female genital mutilation and resolution of professional differences.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Crosslands Child Establishment, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.27

Emergency cover over various childrens home’s for Cardiff Council’s childrens services
Working in line with our statement of purpose, you will take responsibility for the smooth and safe running of the establishment, ensuring that young people receive a sensitive service best meeting their social, racial, psychological, educational, cultural, physical identity and health care needs.

You will be assuming key worker responsibilities by implementing, monitoring and recording individual personal plans in consultation with your supervisor and other members of the team. You will participate in regular, planned and specific pieces of work to meet a young persons identified needs. By creating and maintaining good relationships with young people, you will ensure they are fully involved in decision making that affect their lives and achieving self-advocacy and independence by developing their potential to learn and achieve.
As part of the role, you will participate fully in the caring and supported living environment within the home which will involve household cleaning, maintenance, meal preparation and helping young people get around to events, activities, education, appointments and meetings.

You will actively support the education plans for children, which may include homework, revision, project work and other educational activities. You will encourage reading and intellectual development of young people by creating a positive environment for learning and support creating positive links with schools, attending events, activities and parents evenings as appropriate.

As a Residential Childcare Officer, you will play an essential role in caring for our young people.
You will be enthusiastic, emotionally literate and highly motivated able to demonstrate a “can-do” attitude and ready to go the extra mile, willing to learn and to share experiences.
Working in a positive and respectful manner, you will provide individualised care through the development of professional and effective relationships.

You will have a knowledge and understanding of the basic needs of a young person and their rights. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate and work individually and as part of a team with young people, their families, colleagues, other professionals and external agencies.
You will understand the importance and your responsibility of the safeguarding and protection of children, and how to appropriately escalate concerns if they are raised.
This is a physically, actively and emotionally challenging role which requires you to be able to meet those challenges.
The role will need you to have the ability to work within a shift pattern across the full week of earlies, lates, weekends and bank holiday working. May also be required to include sleep–in –duties.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £36.12

This post forms part of the management team in children’s services which consists of 10 operational managers, all of whom have overall responsibility for the strategic and operational direction of the service area.
This is an exciting time to join our service which is striving to ensure that individuals, their family and communities are at the heart of everything we do.
We are continuing to develop a strengths-based, rights based approach, trauma informed practice and are in the process of realigning our services with local communities and key statutory partners.
About the job
The post holder will be responsible for the operational delivery of services for one of three locality teams and will have line management responsibility for four team managers and various strategic projects.

The locality teams will be responsible for all aspects of Care Planning across the child’s journey including; care and support, child protection, public law outline, children looked after and adoption.
What We Are Looking For From You
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate considerable experience of practicing and managing within children’s services and will be responsible for ensuring an excellent standard of work practice exists across their teams and the wider service area.

The post holder will be expected to maintain and develop their knowledge regarding legislation, research, practice developments, new initiatives and procedures and to use this knowledge to drive forward standards across the service.

Working in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, brings many opportunities both personally and professionally. It is a vibrant multi-cultural city and is an exciting place to live and work. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and expertise across a wide range of diverse services, working closely with families, communities and partner agencies to deliver excellent outcomes for the children and young people of Cardiff.

Education & Training
Evidence of continuous professional development
Relevant management qualification Desirable

Project Management qualification Desirable

Relevant professional qualification and registration Desirable

Experience / Knowledge

Experience of leadership and management of children’s social services

Expert knowledge of Welsh social services legislation, codes of practice and regulation.

Experience of leading strength based practice and
willingness to work with Signs of Safety as the model of practice.

Relevant management qualification

Relevant professional qualification

Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge and experience in taking a Children’s Rights approach to practice

Experience of multi-agency child protection and safeguarding

Experience and knowledge of implementing quality assurance and service improvement systems

Experience of successful working with employees and Trade Unions, and external public and private sector organisations and voluntary organisations, as necessary

Experience of working with Elected Members

Experience of managing resources i.e. finance, employees, property and information technology

Successful partnership working with organisations in the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.
Experience of developing a partnership approach to working with parents

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £33.71

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the management team with Cardiff’s Child Health & Disability Team due to development of the service.

Cardiff’s Disability Team is a multi-disciplinary team which consists of social workers, social work assistant, support planners, PBS trained workers and carers assessors. The team offers support, guidance and interventions for children, young people and their families who have a sever or profound disability and those who are experiencing mental health difficulties. The service is developing its offer to children with additional needs including those where emotional health and wellbeing is present this is an exciting time to join a progressive team where children’s needs are at the centre of our planning.

The team is led by a permanent Operational Manager who has experience of managing children with complex needs. The team is split into two teams and you will join another established team manager to complete the team.

Joining the team you will offer leadership to a team of health and social care professionals including, social workers, social work assistants, support planners and carers assessors. The Principal Social Worker will assist you in supervising staff and deputising.

The work is varied and challenging and encompasses work with children in need to those children in care and everything in between. You will work with children and young people who have complex and diverse needs including those children who are either in Tier 4 Mental Health provision or at risk of admission.

About you…….
• Ideally you will be a qualified professional within either a suitable health or social care degree with experience of leading a multi-disciplinary team
• You will suitably be registered with your registration board.
• You will be an experienced Manager with experience in leading in safeguarding.
• You will have a background in children with complex needs including child and adolescent complex mental health with expert knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation.
• You will have significant understanding and awareness of mental health and emerging developments.
• You will have a proven track record in safeguarding, who can lead a diverse social work team and deliver exceptional consistent high-quality performance and service delivery in a timely accurate manner, with a relationship-based child centred approach.
• You will be confident to implement change, implementing creative social care strategies to provide the best possible outcomes.
• You will have a forward-thinking vision and be dynamic in your social work management and practice, leading and driving forward a culture of excellence.
• Be an effective leader, to be able to mentor and support your team including, newly qualified social workers, support planners and carers assessors.
• You will be able to form, develop and maintain strong professional internal and external relationships and engage in multi-agency partnership working with education and health, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills on all levels.
• You will model the Signs of Safety approach, strengthening families, and will be responsible for ensuring an excellent standard of work practice exists within the teams, and to maintain and develop knowledge of research, practice developments, new initiatives and procedures and to utilise these in supervision and when planning for children.

Education & Training
A recognised social work qualification and registration with the Care Council for Wales
Post qualification social work experience

Specific Experience
Minimum of 2 years experience of working complex child protection cases
Experience of staff/student supervision

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £15.33

5 x positions

The Children’s Services Commissioning Strategy: Right Home, Right Support and Children’s Services Directorate Strategy, Delivering Excellent Outcomes in Children’s Services both contain a focus on the placement of children and young people who are looked after by Cardiff Children’s Services.

The Commissioning Team are looking for 5 Commissioning Review Officer’s to undertake an evaluation and analysis of the Children’s Services externally commissioned placements for our children and young people who are looked after.

The review work will include the placements of children and young people as well as a holistic review of other services which the children and young people are accessing ensuring that Cardiff young people are in the right placement and that they are able to access the right support at the right time. The review will include the analysis of cost information and ensuring that contractual documentation is aligned with the support needs of the children and young people and appropriate contributions are being received from partner agencies.

The ideal individuals will have excellent data analysis, quality assurance and evaluation skills and attention to detail. They will be proficient in the use of Microsoft products including excel and an understanding of the needs of children and young people who are looked after and their families.

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary:£11.27

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cardiff Child Health & Disability Team for two dynamic individuals who are skilled in undertaking carers assessment. The successful individuals will be skilled in communications and organisational skills and be able to provide solution focused support to carers and their families. The successful applicants will work alongside qualified social workers to ensure the needs of our carers are assessed and understood. Within the role you will be expected to:
• To receive, prioritise and record referrals for carers’ assessments.
• To undertake carers assessments and record outcomes on Carefirst.
• To work with case managers to arrange appropriate services in line with individual plans.
• To provide advice to carers and signpost to other agencies.
• To liaise with voluntary and statutory agencies.
• To support carers events, working with the Carers Policy Development Officer.
• To participate in team meetings.
• To attend supervision sessions as required.
• To undertake these duties in line with Council Policies and Procedures.
• To undertake training and self-development and to contribute to this process in others.

Job Title : CareFirst Information Assistant G4
Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £11.27

About The Service
CareFirst is the case management system used by social services and communities staff to record their service user information. The system also provides key performance indicators. The CareFirst Information Assistant provides assistance and support to end users of the CareFirst system.

About the job
To provide a single point of contact for internal / external users of CareFirst to log, expedite and, where applicable, resolve their queries or problems.

What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, confident person to join a small team in helping to provide a single point of contact for Children’s Services internal users of the current social care electronic case record system CareFirst.
The successful person will be expected to set up new users and organisations on the system as well booking staff on to the appropriate training sessions. Duties will also include, logging, expediting and, where applicable, resolving queries or problems from users and various data cleansing of records.
Experienced and competent in using PC
Applications, including
Microsoft products.

Experience of providing
application support to staff on a regular basis.

Skills and Abilities
Demonstrate / Give an example of accuracy / attention to detail has been used

Able to prioritise and organise own work

Job Title : Housekeeper – Orchard Gardens Bishopstoke
Job Category : Manual Labour / General Industrial (South)
Location : Orchard Gardens Bishopstoke
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £10.27

Job Purpose and Context
To be responsible for the location being clean, pleasant and safe for customers to live in.
To also provide an effective and efficient laundry service, delivering a high level of customer care and encourage customer independence and choice to support happy living for the years ahead
Key accountabilities and decision making:
Ensure cleaning products are used effectively and instructions are followed.
Ensure health and safety procedures are followed at all times.
Identify and report any signs of abuse.
To manage workload ensuring washing is not mixed up

Knowledge and Understanding
Cleaning procedures including use of equipment e.g. carpet cleaners.
Washing procedures including use of equipment eg washing machine, tumble dryer
Use of cleaning products in a safe manner.
Knowledge of how to make minor repairs to clothing e.g sewing on buttons
Health and safety in the workplace including COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).
Confidentiality and data protection.
Recognising the signs of abuse.
Safeguarding of vulnerable adults.

Experience
 Previous cleaning experience and knowledge is desirable.

Qualifications
 Customer service level 2.

Job Title : Regulatory Officers / Environmental Health Practitioners
Job Category : Facilities & Environmental Services
Location : County Hall, Isle of Wight Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £21.67

CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO RUN FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 MONTHS+ while we recruit for 2 permanent roles and induct new employees. There may be the opportunity for staying in post longer if workloads increase.

Post Title: Regulatory Officer/ Environmental Health Practitioner (Food Safety)
Pay Range: Circa £27.00 (Ltd rate) p/h
Location: Isle of Wight (the worker will be inspecting sites in person on the Island, we will therefore subsidise 50% of any ferry costs for travelling from Southampton, Southsea, Lymington or Portsmouth and the rates will also be discounted)
Hours: To be agreed but we are happy to work in a flexible and agile way, so the opportunity is there for part-time, and administrative work can be completed remotely from home.

We are looking for a skilled Environmental Health Practitioner to complete a backlog of work while we continue with incoming workloads and embark on permanent recruitment projects. Applicants must demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, processes, systems, procedures and standards who can demonstrate experience of working in a regulatory service environment.

Experience should include inspection, investigation and consultations, with previous enforcement experience, including gathering, preparing and presenting evidence in court.

Experience in the following area is essential ;

• Food Safety Standards

Applicants will need to hold a degree in Environmental Health OR a combination of equivalent accredited qualifications for example:

• Registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board

The successful applicant could potentially be working on a blend of the following duties;

• Undertaking detailed inspections / investigations to determine whether hazards are effectively controlled, and legislation is complied with.
• Offering advice on good practice.
• Returning to premises, as appropriate, to establish whether remedial action has been taken to comply with necessary requirements.
• Taking appropriate enforcement action, including preparing comprehensive letters, reports, schedules and legal notices in accordance with relevant enforcement policies and procedures.
• Using your skill and initiative to identify matters warranting formal action.
• Where necessary, collecting, controlling and presenting evidence in a court of law, in support of proceedings taken by the Council.

Applicants will also need to be able to satisfy the travel requirements of the role e.g. use of a vehicle here on the Island and possession of a full driving licence.