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Health and Safety EHO

  • Employer: Camden Council
  • Reference: SC/21/158967
  • Published: Thu 15/07/2021, 17:41 PM
  • Closing on: Sun 08/08/2021, 23:59 PM
  • Working Pattern: Full Time
  • Hours: 36 hours per week
  • Salary: £37,638
  • DBS Check: No
  • Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG, Camden

Starting salary: £37,638

Job Level: Level 4, Zone 1  

Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Hours per week: 36

Contract type: Permanent 

Closing date: Sunday 8th August 2021 23:59

Interviews to be held: TBC

Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion 

 

About us

In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities and nobody gets left behind. This role will contribute to the delivery of Health and Safety function(s) within the Health and Safety Team including managing effective investigation and resolution of cases.

 

The role

The Health and Safety EHO will be the responsible authority for public safety for licensing and will share this role with the Principal Officer.

Responsible for investigating and managing a varied caseload, including carrying out routine or unplanned visits and inspections to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and taking the lead for developing, implementing and enforcing policies in connection with the health and safety function.

You’ll deliver appropriate interventions and keep abreast of all relevant new and draft legislation, advice, regulations, training updates and other developments relevant to delivering the Council’s Health & Safety service.

You will be self-directing; taking responsibility for your own learning and development and confidently identify opportunities for innovation to improve the service. You will also get involved in projects that improve the services response to risk reduction and the impact of non-compliance on the community.

 

About you

You will hold a BSc/MSc or Diploma in Environmental Health and hold the EHRB Certificate of Registration/Diploma in Environmental Health and hold competency in health and safety in accordance with the Health and Safety competency framework with recent experience of delivery and training for role requirements.

You will have a good knowledge/understanding of the legislative framework relevant to the team and experience in its application to casework in order to: deal with difficult cases; effectively resolving and deliver innovative interventions, prepare legislative documentation, report and recommend enforcement action as well attending court.

To succeed, you will bring a track record of working collaboratively with internal and external partners, demonstrating good customer care and communicational skills to identify innovative and creative approaches to complaints and Camden objectives. You will have the ability to take an organised approach to own workload whilst dealing with conflicting priorities and to ensuring a customer service focused approach.

 

Working for Camden

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting our communities, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.

 

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Profile.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website

 

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

  • Employer: Camden Council
  • Reference: SC/21/158967
  • Published: Thu 15/07/2021, 17:41 PM
  • Closing on: Sun 08/08/2021, 23:59 PM
  • Working Pattern: Full Time
  • Hours: 36 hours per week
  • Salary: £37,638
  • DBS Check: No
  • Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG, Camden

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