Trading Standards Officer Rbkc607890 - London, United Kingdom - London Tri-Borough Councils

London Tri-Borough Councils

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Summary:

Salary range:
£39,615 - £47,736 per annum

Work location:
London

Hours per week: 36

Contract type:
Permanent

Vetting requirements:
Enhanced DBS check

Closing date:16th April 2023

Interview date:
Week commencing 1st May 2023

About Us:

At the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we put our community at the heart of everything we do. Our Trading Standards team helps local businesses and their customers thrive.

They protect businesses and consumers alike from unfair trading practices and ensure businesses trade safely and comply with their important statutory responsibilities.

Kensington and Chelsea offers unique opportunities and experiences to a trading standards professional.

Across our diverse borough, we're tackling issues ranging from lettings, to underage sales of prohibited goods, to product safety and frauds and ensuring consumers know their rights.

Join our supportive and forward-thinking team and you'll make a real difference in a fantastic area.

The Role:

As a Trading Standards Officer you'll hit the ground running, taking on a broad portfolio and connecting with a wide range of people and businesses.

Your responsibilities will include managing your casework, dealing with consumer complaints, the provision of business advice, undertaking complex investigations and maintaining knowledge of trading standards matters.

The team has a small Primary Authority portfolio, you will be expected to provide advice to the businesses, and new businesses as required.

You will work as part of a small and dedicated team covering compliance issues for commercial businesses and residents, as part of a wider consumer protection delivery agenda and Council objectives.

Please refer to the
Job Description for more information

About You:

In return you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Application process

Additional information

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We engage our staff with a variety of learning types including face-to-face and virtual learning because we want to ensure our staff understand our values and behaviours, grow their skills and develop their careers.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

We do not accept speculative CVs from any source.