Job Title: Environmental Health Officer (Private Sector Housing)

Location: Market Hall, Whitehaven

Salary: £41,511 to £42,708

Hours: 37

Contract: Temporary (12 months)

About this opportunity

Cumberland Environmental Health ensures that peoples living and working environments are safe, healthy, hygienic and that consumers are protected. The service provides a wide range of regulatory activities including air quality, animal licensing, environmental protection and nuisance control, health and safety, food safety, infectious disease control, private sector housing, private water sampling, port health and public health licensing. The service focuses on prevention, consultation, investigation, education and where required enforcement.

• To act as a lead officer in the provision of technical advice on environmental health with specialism in one or more areas of environmental protection, food safety, health and safety and private sector housing.
• To inspect local businesses, investigate complaints to ensure compliance with environmental health legislation. Where appropriate to provide legal advice and investigate criminal offences and noncompliance with a view to reporting for formal action.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.

We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Julie Friend by email at Julie.Friend@cumberland.gov.uk

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Employer and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

• Closing date: 12/05/2025
• Interview date: TBC

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.

Please read the supporting information:

• Post Specification

Please also refer to our Careers site to find out more:

• Our Staff Benefits
• Candidate Support
• About Cumberland Council