Environmental Health Practitioner/Senior Food and Safety Officer

Are you passionate about Environmental Health? Are you looking to be part of a dynamic team working within a seaside borough where no two days are the same?

The Borough of Great Yarmouth is an exciting place to work. It offers interesting and varied casework across both urban and rural settings along the east coast of Norfolk, including the Port of Great Yarmouth.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council is an incredibly ambitious local authority. We have a clear focus for our Borough, improving the lives of our residents and maximising opportunities for our businesses. Tourism and leisure play an important role in the local economy, from Great Yarmouth’s bustling Golden Mile seafront packed with amusements, attractions and restaurants, to the beautiful countryside dotted with windmills and access to the Broads National Park, with riverside pubs and tearooms.   

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Environmental Health Practitioner, Senior Food and Safety Officer or Graduate Environmental Health Practitioner, to join our friendly and professional Commercial Team. 

The key aspects of the role are food safety and health and safety, alongside infectious disease controls, food and water sampling, ship sanitation inspections and private water supplies. Experience in the more unique areas would be an advantage, although full training will be offered to the successful candidate.

If you are ready for your next challenge, you want to work somewhere where you can make a real difference to the community living, working and visiting the Borough, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: midnight Sunday 1^st March 2026

Interviews: 12^th and 13^th March 2026

For an informal discussion regarding the role or if require further information, please contact Gemma Tilley, Environmental Health Manager 01493 546538 or Vicky Ellis, Commercial Manager 01493 846663

The ideal candidate will have a sound working knowledge of food safety and health and safety legislation and experience of working in a local authority. If you are a graduate starting out in your career, we will support your development to becoming a fully registered EHP.

You will need to be able to prioritise your own workload, manage your time effectively, pay attention to detail, have the ability to remain calm and apply practical solutions.  You will also be an excellent communicator, a good team player and have both a professional and personable manner.

Applicants will have:

• A degree or diploma in Environmental Health and be registered with Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) or CIEH. (Band 8)
• The Higher Certificate in Food Control awarded by the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) or CIEH and have a recognised health and safety qualification such as the NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety. (Band 8)
• Graduates who have completed the Environmental Health degree or master’s and a commitment to working towards professional registration (Band 7)

You will also need to meet the criteria outlined in the person specification.

You will also need to meet the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We would also like to hear from you if you have completed or are close to completing your academic qualification but have not yet registered with CIEH, please contact us to discuss your career aspirations.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.