Trading Standards Officer/ Trainee/Fair Trading Inspector

Location: Pembrokeshire
Service Area: Public Protection
Directorate: Social Care and Housing

Are you passionate about protecting consumers and supporting fair business practices? We’re recruiting for following exciting roles within our Trading Standards Team:

These roles offer a unique opportunity to contribute to consumer protection, investigate complaints, conduct inspections, and enforce trading standards legislation across Pembrokeshire. You’ll help tackle scams, doorstep crime, and for fully qualified Trading Standards Officers ensure compliance with weights and measures regulations.

Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, we have a role to suit your skills and aspirations. Our team works collaboratively to uphold consumer rights and promote safe, fair-trading environments.

We offer:

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected 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 by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.