Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

The vision and commitment of the Planning Policy and Environment team ensures there is a robust platform to guide the delivery of sustainable development making provision for local people through the delivery of housing, jobs, retail, and community uses whilst creating high quality urban and natural environments.

The service area sits within a larger team alongside Development Management, Building Control and Regulatory Services and encompasses a number of individual but related specialisms all focussed on delivering a city for those wishing to live and work here.  Those specialisms include Planning, Ecology, Trees and Landscape, Urban Design, Conservation, Archaeology and Environmental Protection.

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

What is the job role?

We are currently recruiting to a higher apprenticeship role in our Environmental Protection Team where you will be given the opportunity to build a career in Environmental Health. You will undertake Environmental Health Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship over 4 years delivered by The University of Wolverhampton. Protecting the health of the public is a key principle underpinning the work of Environmental Health Officers (EHO), whether that is investigating an accident at work, noise problems, food poisoning, housing issues and environmental pollution.

With very strong links to climate change and to public health, the daily work of an Environmental Health Practitioner is so varied it is difficult to describe in one paragraph.  If you think you might enjoy investigating complaints about noise, monitoring air pollution, inspecting food businesses for hygiene, investigating accidents at work, serving legal notices on landlords to remedy poor housing conditions, or a huge variety of other work, then this may be the role for you!

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is ambitious, keen to learn, interested in the subject area and with the commitment to see it through. 

In return we will fund your degree at The University of Wolverhampton, pay you a salary (£19640 per annum), pay for your professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and pay for your reasonable travel expenses to university.

Through the apprenticeship, you will develop the skills and an appreciation to address a wide range of issues and to lead and work with others in the delivery of successful projects.

The apprenticeship offers one of the pathways which lead to chartered status as a Chartered Environmental Health Officer. Chartership can be gained following the completion of the apprenticeship and after two years’ experience post-graduation.

To find out more about the role and to have an informal chat please contact Neil Chaplin at neil.chaplin@coventry.gov.uk

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Pre Interview and assessment date(s): 3rd July 2023

Interview date(s): 13th July 2023

Did you know that there is support available to help you with your application?

If you would like support in completing your application or have any questions about our recruitment and selection processes, help is available at The Job Shop.

We would recommend that all applicants take advantage of this service in order to maximise the chances of being shortlisted.

Address: 1 Bull Yard, Coventry, CV1 1LH
Phone: 024 7678 5740
Email: jobshop@coventry.gov.uk     
Website: http://www.coventry.gov.uk/jobshop

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:

• Flexible working arrangements
• An outstanding local government pension scheme
• Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Coventry City Council