Environmental Health & Licensing Service Manager
- Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Salary: HAY Grade 6 (1-7) £52,691 - £60,701
- Location: Magdalen House/Agile
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full Time
- Hours: 36 hours per week.
- DBS Check: No
- Closing Date: 07/12/2023 at 23:59
- Reference: HPP/23/260949
Sefton Council is seeking an experienced person to lead and shape the future of Environmental and Licensing Services. The successful candidate will be a positive, and enthusiastic leader with excellent knowledge, understanding and track record in delivering such services. They will put people at the heart of what we do and develop a culture of challenge, ownership, innovation, and improvement. The individual would work alongside the Environmental Health & Trading Standards Service Manager and report to the Assistant Director – Place, as part of the leadership team delivering a high-quality service across Highways & Public Protection.
The service delivers a range of important regulatory functions and works with residents and businesses to protect public health, safety and wellbeing against a range of potential risks. Key areas of responsibility will include Food and Safety; Pollution Control and air Quality; Local and Taxi Licensing.
A Confident and Connected Borough. Sefton is the northern borough of Liverpool City Region with more than 273,000 residents.
Boasting 22 miles of stunning coastline, Sefton is a leading coastal tourist destination with a flourishing visitor economy. Spanning the busy Port of Liverpool, the famous Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ installation, attractive beaches and dunes, to the resort town of Southport, the diversity of the Borough provides a unique mix of urban and natural setting.
You will be working in a diverse and exciting borough with a world renown racecourse and famous golf courses alongside National Trust nature reserves where people can enjoy a great work-life balance. With excellent transport links Sefton is well placed for accessing cities across the Northwest, including Liverpool and Manchester.
Sefton is a vibrant local authority that is already on a journey of aspiration and ambition as it works towards delivering its exciting Vision 2030. This journey is shared with our partners and communities as we strive to ensure Sefton is a confident and connected Borough.
Equal Opportunities
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
Equal Opportunities
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).
Please fully complete the online application form.
