Environmental Health Officer / Food Safety Officer / Graduate Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officer / Food Safety Officer / Graduate Environmental Health Officer

(Grade 8, with a market forces supplement of £2,555 per annum pending review)

Join a high-performing council team where your expertise can help to protect public health, support local businesses and improve the wellbeing of our communities.

About Us

East Staffordshire Borough Council is a high performing authority and a great mix of town and country. The Borough is home to a wide range of food businesses including numerous large manufacturers and a diverse mix of housing that ensures variety to the role with a mixture of proactive and reactive work. Our offices are based at Burton Town Hall in Burton upon Trent, which is also located close to the train station.

We also offer an attractive package of benefits including:

• flexible working hours
• generous annual leave
• opportunities for hybrid working
• free car parking
• car salary sacrifice scheme (launching soon)
• Local Government pension scheme

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Environmental Health Officer or Food Safety Officer to join our Environmental Health Team. If you are a graduate Environmental Health Officer or due to complete your degree shortly we would encourage you to apply for our Graduate Environmental Health Officer role which is a career grade up to Grade 8.

The postholder will be responsible for a wide and varied range of duties that include ensuring compliance against food safety, health and safety, and public health legislation along with involvement with our Primary Authority Partnership.

You will be responsible for undertaking food and safety inspections and interventions, including a large range of approved premises. You will need to use professional judgement to provide clear advice and undertake enforcement action where necessary alongside investigating complaints and sampling. There will be lots of opportunities to develop and enhance your knowledge and skills within the team including opportunities to be involved in housing standards enforcement.

We encourage applications from newly qualified graduates that have recently gained their CIEH Certificate of Registration

This is a graded post and the starting salary will be subject to qualifications and level of experience.

Key Requirements

You must have a Bsc/Msc in Environmental Health or Higher certificate in food premises inspection and be an EHRB/CIEH Registered Practitioner. Alternatively working towards a qualification in the next 6 months

You should have practical experience of working within Environmental Health with a proven track record in Food, Housing or Health and Safety and experience of managing complaints informally and formally.

Skills & Experience

You must be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team. You should possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to analyse and interpret legislation and enforce it in a balanced way. The successful applicant should also possess the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Full details of the job role are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you would like an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact Rachel Liddle (Environmental Health Manager) at rachel.liddle@eaststaffsbc.gov.uk or by calling 01283 508838 or 07966 342158.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 7 July 2026.

Additional Information

• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Basic level Disclosure & Barring Service Check.
• Applications must include a written statement, in no more than 1,000 words, on how you meet the person specification for this role.

The Council is actively building diverse teams and welcomes applications from everyone including people of different ages, sex, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. ESBC is a Disability Confident Leader.

Important Notes for Candidates:

Visa Sponsorship

As a smaller local authority, we do not currently hold a sponsorship licence. Therefore, we are unable to issue Certificates of Sponsorship. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application as we are unable to support visa sponsorship

Personal Relationships

A candidate for any appointment with East Staffordshire Borough Council who know of any family or close personal relationship with any Member or Officer, must disclose that relationship when completing an application form for employment.