Council offers chance to become an environmental health officer
Lichfield District Council is offering a fantastic opportunity for someone to train to become an environmental health officer through a new graduate apprenticeship.
The role involves attending the University of Wolverhampton for one day each week to complete a BSc (Hons) in environmental health and spending the remainder of each week working across the council’s Regulation & Enforcement Service.
The salary is £27,334-£29,777, there are no tuition fees to pay, and the five-year apprenticeship will lead to becoming a Registered Environmental Health Practitioner.
There is no other career like being an environmental health officer.
A typical week for the council’s environmental health officers might include inspecting a takeaway business and awarding their food hygiene rating, questioning a suspect involved in waste offences, making enquiries into a taxi driver accused of overcharging, investigating a serious accident at a local warehouse, giving evidence in court in a prosecution against a rogue landlord, raiding a puppy farm and seizing dogs that are suffering and organising a funeral for someone who died with no relatives.
It might also include working to contain an outbreak of an infectious disease, visiting pubs and clubs to ensure they follow the conditions of their licence, inspecting a riding school to check it is safe and the horses are cared for, responding to a complaint about noisy neighbours, monitoring local air quality, inspecting a rented property to ensure it is free from damp and mould, and much more.
The council are holding an informal open evening on Wednesday 7 February 2024, 6pm-7.30pm, at the District Council House in Frog Lane, Lichfield. To register to attend the open evening, please complete an online form.
More details about the opportunity, and the application process, can be found on the Wm Jobs website.