Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

Come join us and be part of our success.

Are you passionate about providing a high-quality service in a professional manner and ensuring continuous improvement of an Environmental Health Service?

Do you have the skills and experience to help deliver an intervention programme which tackles environmental cleanliness and environmental crime issues at problem sites and locations across Knowsley?

Do you have the expertise necessary to effectively:

• implement environmental education programmes working with wider services and partners;
• deliver targeted campaigns and utilise local intelligence to raise awareness and change behaviours;
• investigate complaints concerning environmental crime issues including fly tipping, littering; dog control and waste issues;
• gather evidence, prepare and serve legal notices and issue fixed penalty notices; and
• use a range of technical equipment required including, CCTV, mobile information technology devices etc.

If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact:

Rachel Gibson / Environmental Health Service Manager / email at rachel.gibson@kowsley.gov.uk

Tel: 07810053725

Julie Hewitt / Senior Environmental Enforcement Officer / email at julie.hewitt@knowsley.gov.uk

Tel: 07717888508

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification and should be a maximum of 1-2 pages.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.