Trading Standards Officer

Role Responsibility

Trading Standards Officer- Food Standards Qualified

A vacancy has arisen for an experienced, motivated, dynamic and qualified (DTS, DCA, DCATS or TSPD) Officer to join the Compliance Food Chain team. 

About the role

We are offering an exciting opportunity to recruit a self-motivated, fully Food qualified Trading Standards Officer to join the Compliance Food Chain Team.

You will be responding to complaints, conducting food visits to a variety of premises, auditing, sampling, advising and any necessary follow up work. Providing detailed, accurate records of the visits and outcomes.

You will be required to follow all statutory and professional policies, procedures, and work practices to ensure all activity is provided in a professional, effective, and efficient manner to all service users.  

. We offer significant benefits including:

• Remote and flexible working,
• Paid Chartered Trading Standards Institute membership,
• A commitment to continual professional development and training ensuring that 20 hours annual CPPD can be maintained for food competence.
• Support from the dedicated Compliance Food Chain Team

We are looking for an experienced Trading Standards Officer with excellent communication and IT skills, holding the DCATS, DCA, DTS (or equivalent) qualification, which must include the food paper, who can travel across the county as needed, carry out high quality food inspections, interpreting legislation, and conducting follow up action.

Could you be the person we are looking for?

To be shortlisted for interview you will need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the person specification in the Job Description.

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.

These posts are subject to a Full UK Driving License - The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

Contact Details

If you would like to have an informal discussion on any of the aspects of the job, please call Samantha Padfield on 03000 413747 or via email samantha.padfield@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

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.