Trading Standards Support Officer

Job Details:

Salary Range: £25,628 - £28,326 per annum

Work Location: Montgomery House, Winchester

Hours per week: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 29 October 2024

Interview Date: 14 and 15 November 2024

The Role:

We are looking to recruit the next generation of Trading Standards Officers to join our team and act as advisors, educators and enforcers to help protect consumers and legitimate businesses within Hampshire. We investigate complaints and inspect premises to ensure businesses trade fairly, comply with consumer protection legislation and supply products which are safe. We are looking for enthusiastic people with a desire for public service who will embrace the opportunities for self-development, training and teamwork provided by this role.

You will follow the Level 4 Regulatory Compliance Officer Apprenticeship for 18-24 months with the opportunity to continue to develop skills beyond this qualification through further Apprenticeships and/or specific training and qualifications.

This role will be varied and will challenge you to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours across a number of technical areas. As a trainee Trading Standards Officer, you will be supported through a structured training programme with a talented and experienced team around you. You will be working towards recognised professional qualifications and have the opportunity to go on to qualify as a Trading Standards Officer capable of working across the full spectrum of disciplines, covering areas such as animal health, environmental safety, fair trading, feed, food, product safety, underage sales and weights and measures.

It is a highly rewarding job in public service, where you can make a real difference. By combining real-world experience with structured study, you will acquire invaluable knowledge. Working as an integral part of the Hampshire Trading Standards team, you will use your ‘can do’ attitude, passion for learning and fairness, and close attention to detail to succeed in this varied role. You will develop and learn skills and knowledge to contribute towards Hampshire Trading Standards’ strategic vision of creating and maintaining a safe and fair-trading environment where Hampshire businesses can thrive, and Hampshire's consumers can buy goods and services with confidence.

We currently operate a hybrid working model with the opportunity to work both from home and our Winchester based office. If you would like more flexibility at work to help with the balance of life but still value contact with a supportive team who are committed to providing structured, face-to-face mentoring, shadowing and learning opportunities then this is the role for you.

For more information, view our live link here: Keep consumers safe: behind the scenes with Trading Standards

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