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Job details

Job reference: REQ0725
Date posted: 17/02/2025
Application closing date: 15/04/2025
Salary: from £47,616 to £52,776 pa, depending on skills and experience. Plus lease car or cash alternative of up to £3,050 pa.
Package: Permanent – Full time – 37 hours per week Location: Ashford, Kent
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: Environmental Protection
Attachments: Blank

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced environmental health professional looking to lead a dedicated team and drive excellence in food safety, health & safety, and public health licensing.

About the Role

As a Team Leader, you will lead and manage a team responsible for food safety, health & safety, infectious disease control, animal establishment licensing, and public health initiatives along with ensuring compliance with food hygiene and safety regulations, conducting specialist and high-risk inspections.

Other duties include:

Support and develop team members through training, performance management, and professional guidance.
Advise and collaborate with internal departments, external agencies, and key stakeholders on food safety policies and enforcement.
Develop and implement policies, inspection programmes, and enforcement procedures to enhance public health.
Represent the Council at meetings, tribunals, and in court proceedings when necessary.

To be competent in this role it is essential that you have degree/diploma in Environmental Health (or equivalent) and hold a Certificate of Registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) or equivalent. You will be required to have:

Extensive post-qualification experience in food safety and health & safety.
Experience managing/supervising staff and enforcing health & safety regulations.
Strong communication, leadership, and IT skills.

If you’re a passionate professional ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Natalie Pearce, Community Safety and Wellbeing Manager on 01233 330304

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Hybrid Working - We are an organisation that puts people first and understands how important employee wellbeing is. We want to help you to balance your working life and home life and offer flexible ways of working to help structure your life in a positive and productive way; both at home and in the office. This maximises personal development and collaborative working. Competitive remuneration package - We offer an excellent salary linked pension scheme, generous annual leave with flexi time, free life insurance, supportive relocation package and opportunities for training and development.

With devolution news and talks evolving across the country for local authorities, we understand that there may be some uncertainty for those currently serving within the sector. Although Kent and Medway have not been included in the Devolution Priority Programme, discussions continue in this area. Kent, Medway and all District and Borough Councils in the South East will continue to work closely with each other to deliver vital services to our communities. This is an exciting, but stable time to join our organisation.

Ashford Borough Council recognises the need to ensure the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults when they come into contact with the services we provide

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Job title

Team Leader - Food, Health and Safety

Job reference

REQ0725

Date posted

17/02/2025

Application closing date

15/04/2025

Salary

from £47,616 to £52,776 pa, depending on skills and experience. Plus lease car or cash alternative of up to £3,050 pa.

Package

Permanent – Full time – 37 hours per week Location: Ashford, Kent

Contractual hours

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Environmental Protection

Attachments

Blank

Job description

About the Role

Other duties include:

Support and develop team members through training, performance management, and professional guidance.
Advise and collaborate with internal departments, external agencies, and key stakeholders on food safety policies and enforcement.
Develop and implement policies, inspection programmes, and enforcement procedures to enhance public health.
Represent the Council at meetings, tribunals, and in court proceedings when necessary.

Extensive post-qualification experience in food safety and health & safety.
Experience managing/supervising staff and enforcing health & safety regulations.
Strong communication, leadership, and IT skills.

If you’re a passionate professional ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Natalie Pearce, Community Safety and Wellbeing Manager on 01233 330304

Click to view a Job Description

Ashford Borough Council recognises the need to ensure the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults when they come into contact with the services we provide

We welcome applications form the Armed Forces Community

Apply online

Send to a friend

Apply online