Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officer -

Salary range: £42,839 - £46,142

Contract:

Full Time - 37 hours

Car Allowance:
Casual

Part Time Environmental Health Officer:
Job Share – 18.5 hours per week

G9 Salary range: £42,839 - £46,142 (pro‑rate)

Car Allowance:
Casual

Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, and home (blended working), or as otherwise directed.

Walsall Council is seeking 1 full time Environmental Health Officer and 1 part time (job share) Environmental Health Officer to work in a busy team delivering a wide range of regulatory and advisory activities, covering food safety, occupational health and safety, infectious diseases, animal licensing, and public health promotion, with domestic and industrial nuisance complaints outside the scope of this role.

The roles offer an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and gain valuable experience within an established team serving a diverse metropolitan area.

Applicants must hold a recognised diploma, degree, or MSc in Environmental Health and possess full registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) or as a Registered CIEH Environmental Health Practitioner or equivalent.

A full clean UK driving licence is required for this role.

For further discussion about the roles, please contact Paul Rooney on: or David Elrington on:

Job Description and Employee Specification

Closing Date:
Friday 13th March 2026

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Care Mileage:
The nature of this post is such that there may be a requirement to visit other locations in the course of their duties and therefore a car mileage allowance will be applicable.

Important note:

When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form.

Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see the Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.