Environmental Health Apprenticeship

To manage, under supervision, an appropriate caseload undertaking a range of interventions to progress them to a satisfactory conclusion Conduct visits, inspections, surveys, and investigations both proactively and reactively Undertake routine monitoring and sampling activity Keep members of the public updated on the progress of their service requests To contribute to team enforcement activities where reasonable and proportionate including issuing serving notices, collecting evidence ad organising work in default Conduct administrative tasks in support of teams across the Service To make best use of social media opportunities to communicate Environmental Health messages Make best use of digital tools including Microsoft Office applications, the internet, social media and databases Endeavour to achieve 100% attendance at university (done inside of work time) and submission of coursework to meet the deadline (done outside of work time) Take ownership of your degree progression and manage your work and study time accordingly To pro-actively identify areas of improvement and development which make positive changes within the service

Training:
You would be employed full time for a period of four years, and attend the University of Wolverhampton one day a week in term time to complete a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Health without having to pay any tuition fees Your travelling costs to and from University will be reimbursed. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and would lead to you becoming a Registered Environmental Health Practitioner (REnvH) You’ll develop knowledge, skills and experiences that will set you up for a successful, demanding and exciting career as an environmental health officer, covering housing standards, grants, food safety, health and safety, environmental protection and licencing

Training Outcome:
Environmental Health Officer

Employer Description:
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find better ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities. If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious Council plan.

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday, roughly 9.00am - 5.00pm

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative