Environmental Health Officer (Food Safety)

I\’m hiring on behalf of a Local Authority situated in Kent, the Garden of England, who are a seeking an Environmental Health Officer to join their Food Safety team for an initial 3 month contract.

About the role:

Environmental Health Officer (Food)

Location – Kent

Contact length – 3 months (with the view to extend)

Rate – £40-£50 per hour or £50-£65 per inspection.

Working arrangements – Open to full time or part time. Evening and weekend work is permitted.

Your role and responsibility:

• Carry out complex and high-risk food hygiene inspections and investigations.
• Review casework, notices, and enforcement actions to ensure consistency, legal compliance, and service quality.
• Manage service requests, complaints, and serious incidents, ensuring timely and proportionate responses.
• Investigate infectious disease notifications.

You must have a proven track record of conducting food inspections, enforcement experience is desirable but not essential and Local Authority experience is essential.

Qualifications:

• A degree/diploma in Environmental Health
• EHRB Registered/Chartered
• Higher Certificate in Food Safety/Food Control

Apply:

If you’re interested please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Jack either by email or by phone 07545079629