Trading Standards Officer - Animal Health

Role Responsibility

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated, dedicated person with regulatory or criminal enforcement experience to join our Food Chain Team, with specific responsibility for dealing with animal health and welfare.

As one of the largest counties in England, Kent provides many unique opportunities, with its broad rural economy it is the perfect environment for an enthusiastic officer to enjoy a varied workload and to help make a difference to the rural economy.

In this position you will be enforcing animal health and welfare legislation, visiting farms, livestock markets and abattoirs, providing advice and guidance to the farming community and responding to incidents. This position provides a unique opportunity to develop your skills and career.

We offer paid CTSI membership, support and training for personal development and a friendly and flexible working environment.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact Mark Norfolk on 03000 412020 or via email mark.norfolk@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.