Trading Standards Officer
Trading Standards

Economy, Skills and Neighbourhoods

Public Protection

Trading Standards Officer

Ref: G7/OL-19488

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £29,909 - £34,106 p.a.

Hours: 36:66 per week

Based: Sir Robert Peacock House, Vulcan St. Oldham, OL1 4LA

Closing date: 29th July 2018

Interview Date:  22nd August 2018

 

Role overview

You will be working as part of the Council’s Trading Standards & Licensing Team providing a valuable consumer protection role. You will review and investigate complaints and referrals, conduct visits and inspections and deal with infringements for a wide range of trading standards functions. You will also be required to liaise with and provide advice to local businesses to ensure compliance with consumer protection legislation.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Dealing with complaints and referrals in relation to business practices
  • Liaising with consumers and businesses
  • Inspecting and visiting business premises and dealing with infringements
  • Being lead officer for a particular area of TS work.

 

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • A qualified and experience trading standards professional.
  • Experience of working as part of a trading standards team dealing with a range of consumer protection and business regulation functions.
  • Experience of handling criminal evidence, preparing prosecution reports and of giving evidence in court.

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

Job Description & Person Spec.doc

We welcome applications from residents of Oldham as part of our campaign to Get Oldham Working.  For more information please visit http://www.oldham.gov.uk/get_oldham_working
 

About Us

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages (link to the greater.jobs blog with the V&Bs)

To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form:   http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200270/working_at_the_council

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy.

Location
Sir Robert Peacock House
Vacancy Description
 

Economy, Skills and Neighbourhoods

Public Protection

Trading Standards Officer

Ref: G7/OL-19488

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £29,909 - £34,106 p.a.

Hours: 36:66 per week

Based: Sir Robert Peacock House, Vulcan St. Oldham, OL1 4LA

Closing date: 29th July 2018

Interview Date:  22nd August 2018

 

Role overview

You will be working as part of the Council’s Trading Standards & Licensing Team providing a valuable consumer protection role. You will review and investigate complaints and referrals, conduct visits and inspections and deal with infringements for a wide range of trading standards functions. You will also be required to liaise with and provide advice to local businesses to ensure compliance with consumer protection legislation.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Dealing with complaints and referrals in relation to business practices
  • Liaising with consumers and businesses
  • Inspecting and visiting business premises and dealing with infringements
  • Being lead officer for a particular area of TS work.

 

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • A qualified and experience trading standards professional.
  • Experience of working as part of a trading standards team dealing with a range of consumer protection and business regulation functions.
  • Experience of handling criminal evidence, preparing prosecution reports and of giving evidence in court.

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

Job Description & Person Spec.doc

We welcome applications from residents of Oldham as part of our campaign to Get Oldham Working.  For more information please visit http://www.oldham.gov.uk/get_oldham_working
 

About Us

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages (link to the greater.jobs blog with the V&Bs)

To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form:   http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200270/working_at_the_council

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4967/employment_privacy_notice_-_oldham_council_10

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy.