You will work alongside staff from teams covering a wide environmental health remit, including Food Safety, health and safety, environmental protection, and private sector housing.
Initially, you will gain an understanding of the broad range of work undertaken by the service. Following completion of our induction process, you will primarily be based in the Food and Safety Team.
Responsibilities will include:
- Carry out food complaint investigations
- Assist with food Inspections
- Investigate infectious disease notificaitons and accident reports.
- Inspect special treatments
- Conduct food sampling
- Provide help and support to local businesses and consumers
- Provision of customer and business advice
- Participate in initiatives to improve safety, including collaborative work at Reading Festival
- Use of database systems
- Service Requests
- Supporting Senior officers in their work
- Liaison with internal teams and external bodies including government organisations
