Trainee Food Safety & Compliance Officer - County Buildings, Ayr - SOA12820

JOB DESCRIPTION

Facilities Management are looking for a forward-thinking individual who isn't afraid of a challenge to learn the ropes of our Food, Safety & Compliance Officer (FSCO) role. As a trainee FSCO, you will learn the ins and outs of our nutritional management software, become well versed in the world of catering in educational settings, learn how to handle our specific and medical diet applications including inputting on service redesign and looking at how we could improve the current solution, and have a key role in keeping the estate catering services safe.

You will be passionate about food and food operations, keen to learn, with a willingness to undertake training courses to bring you up to the qualifications required to meet the FSCO job requirements which include the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) Diploma in Advanced Food Hygiene, and a Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) Level 3 & 4 qualification in Nutrition for Health.

Once you complete the two year training programme, you will be ideally placed to progress into the FSCO role and become the point person on Food, Safety & Compliance across our estate which currently includes 50 schools (comprising of 40 primaries, 8 academies and 2 dedicated ASN facilities), Early Years Centres and two Homes for the Elderly (HFEs).

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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ABOUT US

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

BENEFITS

Here’s what we can offer!

• Competitive salary
• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks’ holidays)
• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Scotwest Credit Union

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This post is temporary until 30/07/2028.

The grade of this post is Level 7.

The work style for this post is Hybrid Worker

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly between home and the office and the frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service.

The work pattern is:

• Monday - Sunday (5 days over 7)