- Pay Rate:
up to £28.12 per hour PAYE depending on experience (tbc)
- Hours per Week:
30 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
- KIDDERMINSTER,
DY11 7WF
Interim PT Environmental Health Practitioner
Reference no: Bromsgrove (HQ) TCL REDB 14247
Pay Rate: up to £28.12 per hour PAYE depending on experience (tbc)
30 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: KIDDERMINSTER
To undertake inspections of business and domestic premises to ensure compliance with the relevant legislative requirements. To receive, respond to and investigate to complaints relating to industrial, commercial and domestic premises and businesses, identifying unfair trading practices and breaches of a civil or criminal nature with a view to taking remedial action. To carry out enforcement activities in relation to all relevant provisions of regulatory legislation. To provide advice and education for consumers and businesses within Worcestershire on relevant regulatory legislation and associated civil law
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide advice and information to the public and /or businesses on legislation related to Regulatory Services.
- Investigate, and carry out monitoring of, complaints and incidents including analysis and interpretation of results, taking statements, executing warrants, gathering evidence, preparing reports for formal action and issuing warnings for minor non-compliances.
- Carry out routine inspections of trading premises, land and vehicles and to undertake sampling, seizures, and examinations of goods and services.
- Following authorisation by a senior officer, to serve and enforce notices and undertake other legal and informal interventions.
- Prepare reports for colleagues and senior officers as requested.
- To appear as a witness and give evidence in Court when required.
- Where necessary, to facilitate the resolution of disputes between consumers and traders in accordance with Council policy.
- To arrange for testing and analysis of samples, and interpretation of results.
- To liaise with outside agencies including Environment Agency, Health Protection Agency, Police and HMRC to ensure the protection of consumers and public health.
- To monitor complaints against traders, taking action under the Enterprise Act against traders for persistent breaches of the law
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
- Educated to A level or equivalent (minimum)
- Foundation Certificate in Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards
Experience:
- Experience of dealing with members of the public
Skills & Abilities:
- Good communication skills both written and oral
- Able to use appropriate equipment provided for the post
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