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Blaby Environmental Health & Safety

Part-time Environmental Health Officer (EHO) / Senior EHO (Commercial Team)Council

Blaby District Council
18.5 hours/week
Posted 19 September 2026 Closing date 18 October 2026

Part-time Environmental Health Officer (EHO) / Senior EHO

(Commercial Team)

Scale 5/6 £33,143 - £39,152 / £39,152 - £44,075*

(career graded**), pro-rata *pay award pending

plus an Essential Car User Allowance

Permanent

18.5 hours per week

 

Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated team player who has a strong sense of customer focus and good communication skills? 

An opportunity has arisen for a part-time (0.5 FTE) Environmental Health Officer (EHO) / Senior EHO specialising in food and safety to work in our Commercial Environmental Health Team. This exciting and stimulating role encompasses a variety of environmental health work including: 

  • Proactive and reactive inspections for food hygiene and health & safety in a wide variety of businesses
  • Provision of advice and guidance to our businesses to maintain compliance & success
  • Assessing safety controls at events
  • Investigation of food poisoning and infectious disease cases
  • Inspection of skin piercing premises
  • Opportunities for supporting officers in other areas such as enviro-crime, housing and other public health areas 

Blaby District Council is seeking a qualified professional who can manage a balanced case load, make sound professional judgements and use a proportionate, risk-based approach to enforcement.

You will have at least 1 year’s post qualification experience and ideally be competent under the Food Law Code of Practice to inspect high risk food businesses. You must hold a suitable qualification for food hygiene as listed in the Food Law Code of Practice.

With in-depth knowledge of key legislation, regulations and relevant guidance, you will have a proven ability to carry out inspections, investigations, gather evidence, serve statutory notices and prepare cases for prosecution.

This role operates within a career-graded scheme, offering progression, based on responsibility, experience, qualifications and personal performance. You will be able to provide, on request, a copy of your competency framework and current and appropriate CPD.

This role will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (known as a DBS check). All offers of employment will be made conditional upon receipt of the satisfactory DBS check. 

** Salary dependent on qualifications and experience – see Job Description 

Benefits of working with us include a local government pension scheme, CIEH membership fees paid, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including a flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. To find out more, click on the link Employee benefits 

We also support Hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on-site and home working. While most work is undertaken during core office hours, flexibility is required, including occasional work outside normal hours to support service delivery.

To find out more about the job and what it is like to work for us, please contact Judith Cox-Rogers, Commercial Environmental Health Team Leader on 0116 272 7630 for an informal discussion. 

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email [email protected]. 

Closing date:           Midnight Sunday, 18th October 2026 

Interview date:        Thursday, 29th October 2026 

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page. 

Local Government Reorganisation 

Local government across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is changing. From April 2028, the current two-tier system will be replaced by two new unitary councils: Leicester Council and Leicestershire and Rutland Council. 

The area served by Blaby District Council will form part of both new unitary councils, creating a unique opportunity to contribute to the future of local government across the region. 

Blaby District Council remains committed to delivering excellent services throughout this period of change. If you join us and are employed on 1 April 2028, your employment is expected to transfer to one of the new unitary councils, with your existing terms and conditions protected in line with legislation.  We’d be happy to discuss this in more detail at interview stage.  In the meantime, you may wish to read more on Local Government Reorganisation in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland on the Future LLR Councils website. 

This is an exciting time to join us. Alongside making a real difference for our residents, businesses and communities, you will have the opportunity to contribute to one of the most significant transformations in local government and help shape services for future generations. 

Position type: Part time
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