Environmental Health Officer; Food Hygiene

Environmental Health Officer (Food Hygiene) | £39,152 - £46,142 (Career Grade)

Position reference:

Directorate:
Public Health and Communities| Service:

Regulatory Services

Salary: £39,152 - £46,142 (Career Grade)

Working Arrangements:hybrid

Hours per week: 37

Contract type:Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.

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Closing date:27/02/2026 at 23:59

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.

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 Service steam 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 makeBarnsley 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.

Barnsley Council is an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough, Supporting around 243,000 people. There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and your talent will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

There has never been a more exciting time to work for Barnsley! We boast a town of modern regeneration and welcome our employees to embrace ‘Barnsley as their office’. Our location is central to nearby cities such as Sheffield and Leeds; our town centre is located just minutes away from the M1 and beyond the M62. We offer low-cost parking and accessible networks of public transport.

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. That’s where you come in, as an Environmental Health Officer, working within the Food Team.

Within theFood Teamyou will primarily specialise in the area of inspecting food premises, investigating food hygiene complaints, giving advice and guidance to businesses, sampling and investigating infectious disease outbreaks.

You will need a…