Trading Standards Officer

Trading Standards Officer

Matlock/Hybrid

Full Time, (Part-Time Hours considered)

Grade 11- £38,629 - £41,928 per annum - plus market leading package (see below)

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Trading Standards Officer to join our Trading Standards service.

Our Trading Standards service supports local businesses and helps consumers by tackling unfair and unsafe trading practices through enforcement, advice, and education to ensure that businesses operating in Derbyshire comply with trading standards legislation.

We're looking for someone who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to join and help deliver this service. The successful candidate will be working in our Food, Feed, Weights and Measures and Animal Health Team. You will preferably hold a statutory weights and measures qualification, be able to demonstrate competency (and be qualified where required) to enforce food or feed law and/or will have experience within animal health and welfare. However, applications from Trading Standards Officers with experience across other areas of Trading Standards law are welcome.

You will be joining a supportive and flexible team of professionals and have managers who are supportive to facilitate your development.

What will I be doing:

• Plan and lead project work, surveys, and inspections designed to assess the level of business compliance with trading standards legislation and take action to improve compliance.
• Give accurate advice to consumers and businesses on trading standards law distinguishing where appropriate between legal requirements and those of good practice.
• Assess and investigate complaints which reveal breaches of trading standards legislation using the appropriate criminal or civil law options
• Conduct duties in accordance with the statutory enforcement powers accorded to trading standards officers complying with relevant legal duties and regulatory codes of practice applicable to the service.

This list is not exhaustive, take a look at our job profile for more detail.

What skills and experience do you need to have?:

• A thorough understanding of Trading Standards legislation
• A full DCATS qualification or its antecedents
• Preferably a Weights and Measures qualification; Food/Feed Law competence and/or experience in animal health and welfare
• Good working knowledge across a range of Trading Standards functions
• A positive attitude with excellent organisational / communication / IT skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision as part of a team are essential.

What we offer you:

• Generous annual leave
• Flexi Time between the hours of 7.00am and 7.00pm and the allowance up to an additional 2 days of leave per month
• The ability to work remotely
• Dedication to your continued professional development
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases within the salary grade
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• and much more!

The role is full time, but we will also consider applications from those seeking to work on a part-time basis. The Trading Standards Team are based at Matlock, but as part of our Modern Ways of Working programme, we are currently working on a hybrid basis. There'll be an opportunity to discuss future working arrangements at interview.

We're always pleased to hear from talented people so if you're looking to join a dynamic team and have the skills and experience we're looking for, then we'd like to hear from you.

For an informal chat about these positions and to discuss flexible working options, please call John Stewart, Trading Standards Manager (Standards and Animal Health) - 01629 539858.

Provisional interview date - week commencing 12 May 2025

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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