Graduate Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officer (Regulatory Services) role at Barnsley Council working within pollution control and public health inspections to protect community safety, ensure business compliance, and support environmental regulations while completing professional qualification

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard. 

This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check 

Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.  

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service.  If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority. 

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Regulatory Services team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.

• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.

• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.

• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.

• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

Regulatory Services at Barnsley protect the health, safety and well-being of those who live, work in and visit the borough, enabling local businesses to comply with their regulatory responsibilities and protecting consumers in the Borough.

You will be part of a team of EHOs and other professionals who share out inspections, investigations and conduct project work to ensure an even playing field for businesses. As part of your professional studies, you will be expected to primarily work within the Pollution Control Team, but, also engage in all aspects of Environmental Health work to gain a wide varied knowledge of Environmental Health activities, which will assist in both completion of your professional qualification and provide support to the rest of the Service.

What you'll need

To join us, you'll need a BSC or MSC In Environmental Health and be committed to completing the CIEH EHO Pathway Qualification within the 12-month term set by the CIEH, which will be a condition of your employment. We would also welcome applications from candidates who are currently in the final year of their degree and waiting for their results.

We will also expect you to bring to the role a commitment to work flexibly, and an appetite for engaging in professional development throughout your professional studies.