Trading Standards Enforcement Officer P01 - P03
Waltham Forest Council is looking for a Trading Standards Enforcement Officer to join its Trading Standards Team. The team is part of a larger group of Regulatory Services Officers within the Resident Services Directorate. Ideally you will have significant experience within a Trading Standards environment with a broad range of knowledge and investigative skills as well as experience leading on specialist topic areas. In addition, you will hold a relevant qualification such as DCATs (DTS or DCA) with an interest and working knowledge of intelligence systems used within a Trading Standards Service. London Borough of Waltham Forest Council is a diverse place to work with excellent opportunities created by a varied workload. You will be joining a busy, friendly, and professional team. You should have the ability to work in a team environment as well as on your own initiative providing a customer focused responsive risk based professional service. You should be highly motivated and will be expected to deliver against a challenging work plan.
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
Application Information The councils preference is for on-line application forms. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an on-line application, please ring 0208 496 4227 who will be able to arrange an alternative. For more information on how to complete your application form, follow this link: Applying for a job at Waltham Forest Council
