Job vacancy details
Principal Trading Standards Officer/Consumer Services Officer( tobacco control)
| Employer | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | Location | Anchorage House |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Pattern | Full Time, Contract position | Hours | 35 Hours |
| Salary | £40,104 - £42,726 per annum | Reference | CLC/2071 |
| Closing Date | 24/07/2009 23:30 PM | ||
This post is open to professionally qualified Trading Standards Officer/ Consumer Services Officers and is offered on a fixed term contract for two years. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has a service a level agreement with Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust to deliver a smoking cessation strategy, which includes targets to restrict the supply of illicit tobacco, including targeting rogue traders who sell tobacco to under-age children.
The post-holder will be expected to meet the targets set by the Primary Care Trust for Trading Standards. In addition, the post-holder will expected to build relationships with the PCT, Department of Health, HMRC, Police, and Environmental Health.
Trading Standards is a major partner in the Borough’s crime and disorder strategy, and has had a number of notable successes with its partners, including reducing fireworks disorder in the Tower Hamlets.
The Section has a track record in conducting successful investigations, and receives considerable support from the Authority’s Legal Services in prosecuting offenders.
The post is an enforcement post.
Equal Opportunities
We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age.
