Environmental Health Support Officer

“Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.”

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Support Officer to work in the Environmental Health and Licensing Team providing a regulatory service to keep residents safe and well.

This role involves processing licensing applications across all of the licensing functions, as well as carrying out our various checks to ensure any new or existing licence holder meets the Council’s policy requirements throughout the course of their licence. There will also be a requirement to provide other support to the Environmental Health team, as and when required. It is a busy team, and you will work alongside other Licensing/ Environmental Health Support Officers supporting various staff across the wider Environmental Health and Licensing team.

This role is not suitable for flexible working due to the needs of the service. You will need to attend on site for the majority of the working week, although there may be some opportunity for home working after full training has been provided. This will depend on which part of the service you are supporting and may fluctuate.

You must have good administration experience, with excellent IT skills, and be able to work efficiently in a busy team, whilst having good attention to detail. You will be dealing directly with those applying for licences daily at the Council offices.

• Annual leave: up to 26 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 31 days after five years’ continuous service
• Development opportunities: we are committed to supporting continued learning and development and offer a range of programmes and resources to all our employees
• Local Government Pension Scheme: one of the largest public sector pension schemes in the UK which offers attractive employer contributions
• Employee discounts: you can take advantage of a range of discounts

Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender re‑assignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.