Salary
£37,938 - £40,476 (Pay award pending)
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Region
Rotherham
Job category/type
Trading Standards
Date posted
30/07/2025
Job reference
REQ20613
Directorate: Regeneration and Environment
Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.
We are looking for an exceptional Trading Standards Officer with a ‘can do’ attitude, who will report to the Trading Standards Manager.
The post-holder will deliver the range of Trading Standards statutory functions, including those related to Product Safety, Illicit Tobacco and Vapes, Consumer Rights, and Metrology.
Preferably the post holder will hold Weights and Measures, and, Feed qualifications.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
- A proven track record of achievement in problem solving and achieving compliance including through partnership working
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to interpret and apply legislation, communicate well at all levels, prepare, and write reports and be able to present facts and negotiate in a balanced manner
- Experience of working with the public, carrying out investigations and inspections and a knowledge of relevant legislation.
You will play an important part in building the Trading Standards function.
Ideally, you’ll have a relevant Trading Standards qualifications but we’re very happy to receive applications from anyone with relevant knowledge and enforcement experience willing to undertake formal training. The Council will offer appropriate support to successful candidates in their professional development.
For an informal discussion, please contact Lewis Coates, Service Manager Regulation and Enforcement at [email protected].
This post may bring you into contact with children/adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the disclosure scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).
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