Argyll & Bute Council – Regulatory Services Officer

Service: Regulatory Services

Closing Date: Thursday 3rd April 2025

1. About Argyll and Bute Council: Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, where people want to live, to work and do business. We are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

2. About the role: We’d love to welcome an Officer with experience working in local authority, or similar, carrying out Environmental Health regulation or enforcement. Your field of work could be general public health, health and safety, food safety or cover the range of environmental health topics. Based in Oban, you area will include travel to some of our islands and communities, such as those on Mull, Coll and Tiree.

3. About the benefits you’ll receive : Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. and offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We pay membership of REHIS and have a strong record of continued professional/personal development and career progression.

4. About the things that matter; We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Learn more here https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-council/jobs-and-careers/working-us

5. Flexible first approach; Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
  • Job Reference
    ARB15797
  • Salary Range
    £37,082 - £41,261 per year
  • Closing Date
    03/04/2025
  • Contact Person
    Jacqui Middleton, Environmental Health Manager
  • Contact email
    Jaqui.Middleton@argyll-bute.gov.uk
  • Contact Number
    01546604361
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