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

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.

We are looking to recruit a Principal Environmental Health Officer to join the Food and Safety Team. We are seeking a positive, experienced, enthusiastic, talented and driven professional who cares about the development of our great city to join our busy, high performing, forward thinking team.

​The successful candidate will be working in our Food and Safety team which sits under the wider Regulatory Services team, made up of multi-disciplinary professionals including Licensing, Trading Standards, Housing Enforcement & Property Licensing, Community Safety, Building Control and Taxi Licensing. 

The Food and Safety team are responsible for administering all requirements under food and health and safety law including inspections, complaint investigations and accident investigations. We also administer the Safety Advisory Group to support safe events in the City.

What is the job role?

You will be working under the general direction of the Food and Safety Manager to manage a large team of Environmental Health Officers and Food Safety Officers to ensure the enforcement of all relevant legislation administered by the department and to educate and encourage the public and business proprietors to improve relevant standards. 

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Environmental Health Practitioner who has detailed knowledge of the law relating to Environmental Health issues, investigative techniques, and the law of evidence. 

Recent experience and competency in the enforcement of health and safety, food safety, and food standards legislation is essential.      

You will be managing a large and very busy team of Officers and will also be expected to undertake and manage your own caseload of more complex matters, so an ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines is key.  

Management experience and a management qualification is highly desirable.

To apply for this role, you must possess a Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health and be EHRB registered.

You must also be competent under the provisions of the FLCOP to inspect high-risk food businesses for food safety and food standards and to use the full range of food safety and food standards enforcement powers open to the profession.

In addition, you must be competent to enforce the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and associated Regulations. You must be competent to serve Improvement and Prohibition Notices and have comprehensive experience in complex accident investigations. 

When applying for these roles you will be asked to write a personal statement, please ensure you provide information on the following in your application: 

• Knowledge and understanding of regional and national developments in food safety, food standards, and health and safety at work practices and procedures.
• Management and leadership skills to manage, motivate and develop a team of professional Officers in order to achieve business goals.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise your own workload to meet specific targets,  and deadlines.

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

Interview date: Week commencing 21st August 2023. 

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 and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council