Principal Fair Trading/Trading Standards Officer

This is a role for an experienced Trading Standards professional who will form part of the Consumer Protection Team.  You will support the Head of Service, working predominately on the following areas of work; product safety, doorstep crime, protection of children from harm (ARS test purchasing) and illicit tobacco. You will be expected to manage your own case load of work and be capable of working with minimal supervision.
You will also be responsible for the management of staff who undertake work that supports colleagues in the private rented sector eg issuing of penalties for failure to belong to Client Money Protection Schemes; non display of information(fees/membership); failure to belong to redress scheme etc.
Contact Details - 
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Esther Hughes on  0208 132 2147 for an informal discussion.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Iona Mackinnon on 0204 526 5336 or iona.mackinnon@enfield.gov.uk
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Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles. 
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods. 
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.