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Havering Council - Team Leader

Remedy Recruitment Group
Posted 10 days ago, valid for 9 days
Location

London, Greater London E10 6EJ, England

Contract type

Part Time

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  • This role involves supporting the team leader in managing the Food and Health & Safety team to ensure compliance with food hygiene and safety standards.
  • The position requires a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience in food safety and health & safety enforcement.
  • Candidates must hold a suitable qualification as outlined in the Food Law Code of Practice and have a good working knowledge of IT systems.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, reflective of experience, and includes responsibilities such as overseeing inspections and managing enforcement cases.
  • The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic team player with strong communication skills, capable of providing expert guidance and leading projects effectively.

About the role and team In this role you will be supporting the existing team leader to manage the Food and H&S team. You will be managing the team to deliver our food hygiene and standards inspection programme, investigating complaints regarding food and health & safety matters. You will also be assisting with a variety of other functions including health & safety at work, investigation of accidents and infectious disease control. Your work will include providing expert advice and guidance to the team for complex cases as well as directing day to day work.

You will be responsible for carrying out 121's and associated HR functions as well as ensuring performance and service delivery. You will oversee the food inspection contract and the implementation of the new food standards delivery model to ensure the team meets its obligations of the Food law Code of practice. Lead on projects and ensure they are delivered via the Council's democratic process. As the team leader you will ensure the team carries out appropriate enforcement, in line with the Council's enforcement policy; providing advice, respond to complaints and serving notices as necessary. You will also be expected to assist officers when attending court and other hearings to provide evidence and lead on prosecutions. You will be managing a team undertaking a multi-disciplined enforcement caseload and be able to manage your work effectively. Visits to premises when required to assist officers will be necessary. Full driving licence will be essential.

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated team player who is customer focused, technically knowledgeable and with good communication skills. You will be flexible in your approach to work being able to support other officers when necessary. You will need to have a good working knowledge of IT systems including but not limited to MS office and case management systems. You will have opportunities to help shape the improvement of our services. You will have post qualification experience and be competent under the Food Law Code of Practice to inspect high risk food businesses. You will also be competent to enforce under the Health & Safety at Work Act and associated regulations. You must hold a suitable qualification as listed in the Food Law Code of Practice. You will be able to provide, on request, a copy of your competency framework and current and appropriate CPD.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.