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  • Environmental Enforcement Officer

  • Principal Environmental Health Practitioner (Food and Safety)

  • Principal Planner (Development Management)

  • Recently closed vacancies 

Environmental Enforcement Officer

Salary: £24,702 - £27,334 pending pay award.  
Grade D 
Job reference: HR24/10
Hours per week: 37 
Location: Fleet, Hampshire, with travel throughout the district. 
Type: Permanent 
Closing date: noon, 18 July 2024
Interview date: TBC

The job

Ever thought about working for Hart?  

Based in North Hampshire, we are a small dynamic council, and a great place to work.  A new opportunity has arisen within the Community Services team for an Environmental Enforcement Officer.  

The successful applicant will work within the Community Team as a specialist Environmental Enforcement Officer, with a focus on keeping our district a beautiful place to live. The role involves working within our communities to promote living in a litter free environment through education, work in community settings and effective enforcement.

The key responsibilities for the role of our Environmental Enforcement Officer are:

  • Ensuring that Hart remains a beautiful, clean and healthy place to live
  • Foot patrols inspecting public areas, identifying contraventions  
  • Issuing Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN), where warranted
  • Developing and delivering educational material to support action to tackle littering and dog fouling
    The applicant

Experience preferred as this is a new role as we set this service up in-house.  We are looking for a self-starter, who is self-motivated and enthusiastic. You will work as part of a wider team although much of the day-to-day work will be on your own out in the community. There will be plentiful opportunities to work with several teams in the Community service, including the Parking, Countryside, and Community Partnership and Community Safety teams.

We are looking for someone with experience of working in a public facing and interactive role. Training and support will be given. In addition, you will have:

  • An understanding of legislation relating to Littering, Dog Fouling and Environmental Health Acts
  • A working knowledge of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, Criminal Procedure & Investigations Act 1996 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
  • Willingness to work across services and with partner agencies

Environmental Enforcement Officer job description

For further information regarding the post, please contact rachael.wilkinson@hart.gov.uk  

Please provide your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than 4 sides of A4) demonstrating your knowledge and experience against the job description / person specification and the reasons why you are interested in the role.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on site at Hart District Council Offices.  

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Principal Environmental Health Practitioner (Food and Safety)

Salary: £46,042 to £48,031  
Grade J
Job reference: HR24/09
Hours per week: 37
Location: Fleet, Hampshire
Type: Permanent
Closing date: noon, Monday 22 July 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 2 August 2024

The job

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Harts Environmental Health team for a Principal Environmental Health Practitioner. The successful applicant will be a part of a wider team of 7, supporting the Environmental Health and Licensing Manager.  

You will get involved in a diverse range of case work, supporting the Environmental Health team to deliver its core Food and Safety services. This includes working closely with colleagues on a wide range of responsibilities.

The post holder will have lead officer responsibility for: food hygiene inspections, health and safety interventions, accident investigations, service enquiries and complaints, responding to infectious disease notifications and outbreak investigations.

The post holder will work within a small food and safety team to deliver best practice that secures high standards of service delivery and secures positive outcomes.

The applicant

The key responsibilities for the role of Principal EHP are as follows:

  • To work with the Environmental Health & Licensing Manager as nominated ‘Lead Officer’ for Food Hygiene. Helping lead food and safety functions within the team in accordance with the service plan and key performance indicators.
  • To be a senior Environmental Health professional, providing detailed and technical advice to the team, handling complex service requests, and providing quality professional advice.
  • To maintain a current and effective knowledge of all relevant legislation; to provide expert advice; and to be responsible for developing policies and strategies in relation to relevant service areas.
  • Inspect premises in accordance with programmes of work and relevant codes of practice.
  • Identify breaches in legislation, codes of practice and any other technical guidance of equivalent legal weight.
  • Represent the Council at appropriate external meetings and events, working groups and advisory bodies at local, regional and national levels as may be required. Working closely with other services and external partners, agencies and service users to ensure co-ordinated, efficient and effective service delivery.
  • Provide high levels of customer service for our residents, staff, managers and external partners, so that they are made to feel warm, welcome, wanted and cared for.
  • Current membership of the CIEH, or related professional bodies.
  • At least 5 years experience of Food Hygiene Inspection, and regulatory enforcement ideally within Local Government.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on site at Hart District Council Offices.

Principal Environmental Health Practitioner (Food and Safety) job description

For further information regarding the post, please contact neil.hince@hart.gov.uk.

Please include a supporting statement (2 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and how your knowledge and experience makes you a great candidate.

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Principal Planner (Development Management)

Salary: £42,022 - £45,028 
Grade: I
Job reference: HR24/12
Hours per week: 37 hours
Location: Fleet, Hampshire
Type: Permanent
Closing date: Friday 28 June 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 8 July 2024

The job

Hart District Council takes pride in its planning achievements. We have an up-to-date Local Plan and over 10 year’s housing land supply. We have ambitious plans to improve our service delivery plus exciting major and heritage developments on the horizon.

An opportunity has arisen in our Development Management team for a Principal Planner to join our small and friendly team. This post has become available due to internal promotion.

We're a small local authority with big ambition. We want to do things bigger, bolder, and better than we have before. Our Council is small enough for you to be able to see the direct impact and influence you can have through your day-to-day work, and to interact with our senior leadership and Chief Executive.

At Hart, we work together to shape the environment for the people in our district and we listen to suggestions and contributions from staff at all levels to improve the way we do this. Hart is a sound choice for your next career move. It has a settled team and manageable workloads. The work is interesting and diverse covering both urban and rural with numerous heritage assets.

Joining our team means you will have an opportunity to thrive in a flexible working environment. You will work as part of a friendly and dedicated team, and benefit from continuous training and development opportunities. Elevate your career with Hart District Council - where your expertise meets our commitment to excellence!

Hart is committed to supporting and developing all its staff and creating a culture that is inclusive, innovative and enjoyable and they support their staff in maintaining a good work life balance. Hart offers an excellent package of benefits including free parking; discounted access to our state-of-the-art leisure centres; discounts for local shops, and a spacious, modern office building set in an attractive location in Fleet town centre - further information is set out in the job details.

The applicant

The role requires a Chartered Planner who has considerable planning expertise and experience in development management and who has excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.

 Principal Planner job description

We’d love to hear from you and for an informal chat, please get in touch with Kathryn Pearson, Team Leader via email: Kathryn.pearson@hart.gov.uk or phone: 01252 774125.

Please provide your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than 4 sides of A4) demonstrating your knowledge and experience against the job description / person specification and the reasons why you are interested in the role.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on site at Hart District Council Offices in Fleet.

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Recently closed vacancies

Business Support Officer – Housing Specialist 

Salary: £27,803 to £30,825 (pro rata)
Grade: E 
Job reference: HR24/11
Hours per week: 30 hours per week (with an additional 7 hours per week available for up to two years)
Location: Fleet, Hampshire (with opportunities for home working) 
Type: Permanent  
Closing date: midnight, 10 June 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 18 June 2024
Business Support Officer – Housing Specialist Job description 

Equal opportunities, employment policies and volunteering

Hart District Council is an equal opportunities employer. View the Employment Application privacy notice that will apply if you are taken forward to the interview stage. Read our corporate policies for more information about our working practices and policies. You can also find out more about working in local government and career opportunities for young people

We are committed to supporting and developing all our staff. We strive to create a culture that is inclusive, innovative, and enjoyable. We support our staff in maintaining a good work/life balance. 

We support Hart Voluntary Action which promotes and supports the development of volunteering. They have a range of volunteering opportunities available in the Hart District. For more information please visit the HVA website.