Level 6 Trading Standards Apprenticeship

Overview

City of Wolverhampton Council is offering a Level 6 Trading Standards Apprenticeship (Tobacco & Vapes legislation) on the WMJobs platform. This government-supported apprenticeship is designed to recruit and train apprentice Trading Standards Officers to enforce new regulations on cigarettes, tobacco and vapes and to carry out the full range of trading standards duties.

Responsibilities

• Taking samples and test purchases of foods and consumer goods such as toys, cosmetics, and electrical items to check compliance with legal standards.
• Interrupting doorstep rogue traders.
• On site and on-line inspections of manufacturers and suppliers of goods.
• Advising businesses to help them trade fairly and comply with trading standards.
• Working with partners to protect consumers and businesses from frauds and scams.
• Investigating rogue traders, preparing criminal cases, and giving evidence in court.

Contract details

• Fixed-term contract: 30 months or 41 months
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Salary: Year 1 £24,735; Years 2 & 3 (subject to future NLW pay awards)

Programme and qualifications

You will be involved in working towards a Level 6 Apprenticeship (equivalent educational level: Bachelor’s Degree) plus Chartered Trading Standards Practitioner (CTSP) status from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. In addition to the mandatory Tobacco & Vapes module, learners will also complete another specialism: weights & measures and become competent in enforcement in those areas.

Support and progression

You will be supported through a structured training programme with a talented and experienced team around you. With a defined career path, you will qualify as a Trading Standards Officer capable of working across fair trading, product safety, weights and measures. It is a highly rewarding job in public service, where you can make a real difference.

Working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for touch down space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements. Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

Employer information

City of Wolverhampton Council is a forward-thinking organisation that is passionate about the recruitment and development of apprentices within the organisation. The apprenticeship vacancies we provide here give you the opportunity to join the largest employer in the borough, whilst gaining new skills with on-the-job training and recognised qualifications. The council holds a high retention rate of apprentices who go on to gain full-time employment within the authority.

Diversity and inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have recognitions such as the Stonewall Gold Award and the RACE Code Quality Mark. We support care leavers and offer a guaranteed interview if your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for vacancies that require a DBS check. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure.

Contact and next steps

If you would like to discuss this apprenticeship or require more information about the role, please contact PDE.Team@wolverhampton.gov.uk or Paul Dosanjh, Service Manager – Trading Standards & Licensing, Paul.Dosanjh@wolverhampton.gov.uk. If successful, you will be required to evidence the qualifications stated on the submitted application form before any offer would be made. For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Role Profile.

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