View Vacancy -- Food and Communicable Disease Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for two temporary full time Food and Communicable Disease Assistants to join the Food, Health and Safety team. The post holder will be required to carry out the Council’s duties in relation to alternative enforcement strategies in low risk food premises and Communicable Disease including the Test Track Protect Service in response to the COVID 19 pandemic.

You will also assist with the inspection of food premise, the investigation of food poisoning incidents or outbreaks and provide advice to businesses and the public.        

The successful candidate will possess a food hygiene certificate at intermediate or advanced level. You will have experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and the appropriate maintenance and storage of records. It is desirable that the post holder has experience of working in an enforcement environment and experience in food hygiene and/or health and safety matters.

For an informal discussion please contact Rhian Hope, Health, Protection and Licensing Manager or Joshua Jolliffe , Senior Environmental Health Officer on (01443) 744283.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.