Trainee Environmental Health Officer

Job Description

Based at Bruce House, Wellgate, Arbroath.

This job is workstyle 3 - Flexi.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations, working from council buildings, working in service user’s locations and site visits and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Angus Council as a Trainee Environmental Health Officer.

Applications are invited from current students of the University of the West of Scotland, Environmental Health with Professional Practice degree course or those who have had their current qualifications assessed by REHIS as part of the alternative pathway to qualification and are eligible to complete the practical training and present for the Diploma in Environmental Health.

Further information regarding the alternative pathway can be found here: https://shorturl.at/62VuQ

The role will cover all aspects of environmental health work in preparation for the professional exams to obtain the Diploma in Environmental Health to become an Environmental Health Officer.

We are looking for a motivated individual with a passion for Environmental Health, who is organised, with excellent communication skills. You will work alongside colleagues and partner organisations to complete your required practical training and necessary qualifications as part of your training.

Whilst we support flexible home working, this role will require extensive travel across the Angus area and potentially beyond to cover all aspects of the training portfolio.

Please note interviews will be held - to be confirmed.

Requirements

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

Please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.