Trading Standards Officer - Wirral, United Kingdom - Wirral Council

Wirral Council

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Wirral, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Employer:
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

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Salary: £36,298 - £39,493

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Location: Wirral, Hybrid Working, Cheshire Lines Building

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Contract: Permanent

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Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time

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Hours: 36 hours.

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DBS Check: No

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Closing Date: 02/04/2023 at 23:59

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Reference: NS/23/232975

Trading Standards Officer (2 posts)

£36,298 - £39,493

Wirral is home to vibrant, energetic and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making Wirral a better place.

The council and its partners have pledged to #BeTheDifference

We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025. We are an employer who supports, who is flexible but who demands the very best.

To achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are driven and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.

Are you an experienced or aspiring Trading Standards Officer? _
Would you like a role so varied, that no two days are the same?_
Then we have a great opportunity for you_

We're looking for a Trading Standards Officer who will be required to carry out the full range of statutory trading standards enforcement duties, depending on qualifications and competency.

This includes metrology, food standards, intellectual property, fair trading law, consumer product safety, credit, feeding stuffs and fertilisers, doorstep crime and underage sales.

Part of this will involve working in partnership with multi-agency organisations such as the police, border force and HMRC.

You will work within a generic team carrying out inspections, projects, and investigations into complex and serious breaches of trading standards legislation.

You will identify legal contraventions and select, recommend and execute appropriate enforcement activity based on assessed risk.

You will have sole responsibility for undertaking this work and the duties will include presenting solutions to bring a resolution to complex issues.

You will be required to comply with the training, qualifications and competence requirements and you must hold one of the following qualifications:

Professional CTSI qualification Diploma in Trading Standards (DTS) or Diploma in Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (DCATS) (70 points) or equivalent.

_Legal Metrology and Food Standards modules are essential for this role._

If you are not fully qualified and only part way through your qualification, we would be happy to support you in this.

At Wirral, we believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us and regularly promoted, as are professional support and continuous professional development.

We have a range of staff benefits from generous pension contributions and annual leave to discounted services and flexibility.

Do you want to #BeTheDifference? Then we'd love to hear from you

Please note that in accordance with the Council's policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies._
It is Council policy not to reappoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances._
Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date._
Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed._
All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK._
The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now._