Environmental Health Practitioner

at  Crawley Borough Council

• Reference: EN209
• Division: Community Services
• Salary: £37,916.00 - £44,078.00 per annum
• Contract type: Permanent
• Posted on: 30 January 2025
• Interview date: 10 March 2025
• Extra payment(s): Essential car user, Special responsibility allowance
• Positions: 1
• Category: Environmental
• Grade: H - I
• Working hours: 37 per week
• Closing date: 28 February 2025
• Location: Town Hall, Crawley
• Location type: Hybrid

We are seeking a talented, dynamic and flexible professional who will play a key role in the delivery of better regulatory services for Crawley Borough Council.
As a member of the Food Safety team you will carry out proactive and reactive food hygiene inspections and interventions, investigate food complaints and give advice on all food related issues. You will be required to investigate cases of infectious diseases and food borne disease. You will also be involved in the development and delivery of public health initiatives and training. Experience of investigating health and safety complaints and RIDDORs would be an advantage.
The successful candidate must have recent operational experience of working within food safety and possess the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to be able to undertake investigations, interventions and enforcement in this field.
As an Environmental Health Practitioner you will be appropriately qualified with a degree or diploma in environmental health and be registered with the Environmental Health Officer’s Registration Board or equivalent. You will have recent operational experience in food safety and recent Port Health experience would be a distinct advantage.
We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible, as we may close this advert before the stated closing date if enough applications are received.