Environmental Health Apprentice

North Kesteven District Council

Lincolnshire (NG34 7EF)

Closes in 28 days (Sunday 4 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 March 2025

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Summary

Working within the Environmental Health and Licensing teams, to help businesses to comply with relevant legislation in their sector. You will be responsible for providing information, guidance and advice to businesses on how to comply with legislation or meet audit requirements. Come and join our fabulous team!

Wage

£19,429 a year

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£19,429 a year Upon successful completion of probationary period, you will receive the Foundation Living Wage - £24,310 (Entrants aged over 21 years old will automatically receive the Foundation Living Wage rate)

Training course
Regulatory compliance officer (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm and Friday, 9am to 4.30pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

We have 3 teams you will be working across:

Environmental Protection: looking after the regulation, protection and monitoring of environmental pollution including air, water, land and noise pollution.

Public Protection: responsible for the protection of public health through inspection, monitoring and regulation of food, water and the environment including private sector housing.

Licensing: overseeing the regulation of any licensable activity to ensure compliance with the licensing objectives, including personal and premises licences, taxi, scrap metal dealers, betting establishments etc.

What you’ll do at work

  • Provide information, guidance and advice to businesses on how to comply with legislation or meet audit requirements
  • Collect and analyse business data to build a picture of business compliance
  • Conduct risk assessments and highlight hazards which may result in non-compliance by the business
  • Writing reports following inspections or audits
  • Managing relationships with businesses and providing customer service
  • Network with NKDC colleagues and other apprentices
  • Preparation and presentation of a corporate project to our Senior Management Team

Where you’ll work

Council Offices
Kesteven Street
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 7EF

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CLEAR QUALITY LIMITED

Your training course

Regulatory compliance officer (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Plan and deliver compliance support services in line with business expectation
  • Carry out activities in line with their organisations regulatory outcomes - ensuring business prosperity and consumer/environmental protection
  • Work within the organisations policies and procedures and the law
  • Assess regulatory risks and use risk assessment to guide their activities and target resources
  • Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment
  • Engage constructively with business and tailor their approach to businesses that they interact with
  • Take account of the provisions of statutory Codes in order to engage effectively with businesses
  • Plan their compliance support activities so as to deliver their responsibilities efficiently
  • Work as part of a team building and maintaining good working relationships with both business and regulator stakeholders
  • Make appropriate intervention choices to have the greatest impact on supporting compliance
  • Take a proportionate approach to intervention choice
  • Work effectively with other organisations
  • Prepare appropriately for checks on compliance
  • Conduct interventions in a proportionate manner
  • Be responsive to the circumstances encountered
  • Make informed assessments of compliance and risk
  • Follow-up on checks on compliance in an appropriate manner
  • Promote the importance of compliance, and their organisations role in supporting compliance
  • Provide information and guidance that is needed by businesses and/or those they regulate
  • Provide the tailored advice that is needed by businesses where appropriate
  • Communicate effectively with businesses that have failed to comply
  • Work with partner organisations to support proportionate, risk based responses to non- compliance
  • Conduct thorough investigations of non-compliance and allegations of non-compliance
  • Take actions to deal with non- compliance using a wide range of interventions including advice and guidance, formal letters and notices. Where necessary impose sanctions
  • Provide appropriate support for those adversely affected by non-compliance
  • Having sound judgement. This includes making decisions about the relevance, quality and accuracy of the information available and using and sharing it appropriately
  • Monitor and report on their activities and performance
  • Evaluate their activities in relation to their regulatory objectives and their organisations strategic priorities
  • Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements where appropriate
  • Use digital technologies to communicate with and support partner organisations and regulated entities
  • Use digital competencies to support the regulation of online markets

Your training plan

At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

The apprenticeship will be delivered remotely by Clear Quality Ltd, including online lectures, online guided learning and assignments.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Mathematics (grade C/4)

A Level in:

  • 1 A-Level, preferably in a science-based topic (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills

Other requirements

Key Attributes we are looking for: Excellent communication skills. Organised – as you will be completing your qualification as well as working. Motivated, driven, enthusiastic and willing to learn. Holding a driving licence and having access to a vehicle for work purposes is desirable.

About this company

Shortlisted for the local government sector’s biggest accolades and recognised for our strength, stability and supportive working environment, North Kesteven District Council is going places. NKDC has been recognised as an Investors in People Gold Employer.

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Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

The successful candidate will gain valuable insight into the workings of various functions within Environmental Health and Licensing. Successful apprentices can pursue either a role in Environmental Health, or Regulatory Compliance and are encouraged to apply as vacancies arise

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CLEAR QUALITY LIMITED

human_resources@n-kesteven.gov.uk

01529 414155

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308863.

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Closes in 28 days (Sunday 4 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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