Environmental Health Officer / Graduate Environmental Health Officer • Dorchester Dorset Council
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nEnvironmental Health Officer / Graduate Environmental Health Officer with Dorset Council in Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom\n\n About The Role We are hiring! We have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health Officer working in our Housing Standards Team. Dorset is now one of the biggest local authorities in the country, in a beautiful part of Southwest England. We are a new, 'up and coming' unitary council, who has just celebrated its 5 th birthday. We have achieved a lot in a short space of time, and we are looking for the right candidate to join us on the next stage of our journey. Whether you're an experienced Environmental Health Officer or graduating this summer, the role in our Housing Standards Team will enable you to take your career to the next level, whatever you want that to be. You'll get the chance to work on a wide range of private sector housing topics; from HMO's to HHSRS, Empty Homes to Park Homes. We have a track record of innovative service delivery, partnership working, digital solutions, project work and sensible, risk-based enforcement. On the job support, training and other opportunities means you will develop personally and professionally, whether that means expanding your existing experience or completing your professional logbook towards EHORB registration and beyond. You will have a Degree / MSC or Diploma in Environmental Health. You may have previous experience of working in an enforcement environment or housing related experience. However, we are also keen to hear from those graduating from CIEH accredited Environmental Health Degree/MSC course this summer You will be customer focused, with a practical mind and enjoy working within an small team of people delivering a wide range of different enforcement services. For more information about the services we provide click here Further Information The post is full time, job share may be considered and is subject to agreement by the Service Manager Housing Standards. This post has a travel requirement and you are required to have a vehicle (or transport deemed to be suitable by the council) available for use as required. Dorset Council uses generic job descriptions and person specifications and therefore the job title in the attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. Further specific information is provided in a context statement. For further information regarding Dorset Council's commitment to Equality & Diversity click here . Dorset Council is committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free, and as inclusive as possible for everyone. For more information on how to apply, please see this helpful guidance . A full list of policies related to recruitment is here . This post requires you to have access to some sensitive information and will be subject to a Basic Criminal Records Check. Please refer to our policy on the employment of ex-offenders for further information. About Us We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception. At Dorset Council we: provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents have ambitious aspirations are excited about our future care about Dorset and all the people who live here know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success You will: have access to a range of employee benefits be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments. We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours . We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn . This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process."}