Enforcement Officer (Environmental Health) - ARB16259 in Lochgilphead

Service: Regulatory Services

Closing Date: Friday 13th June 2025

1. About Argyll and Bute Council: Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, where people want to live, to work and do business. We are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

2. About the role: Interested in protecting public health, like working with people, have experience applying standards and want to gain experience working for a local authority environmental health service? We have a temporary Enforcement Officer- Environmental Health vacancy to support the environmental health team based in Lochgilphead. The role will include the first time assessment of service requests, and supporting our work across a wide range of areas including public health, environmental protection, health and safety and food safety.

3. About the benefits you’ll receive: Our employees make good things happen in their day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us and offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We pay membership of REHIS and have a strong record of continued professional/personal development and career progression.

4. About the things that matter: We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

5. Flexible first approach: Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:

• This post is not suitable for job share.
• This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s director.
• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

Jaqui Middleton Environmental Health Manager
Telephone: 01546 604361
Email: jaqui.middleton@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.