As a Team Leader in the Environmental Health safety team, you can make a powerful contribution to residents and businesses across North West Leicestershire. Responsible for leading the operational delivery of a range of key frontline services including food hygiene, workplace health and safety and port health, you’ll ensure that the customer is at the heart of everything you do.

Effectively supervising five EHOs / Food Safety Officers you will be able to manage multiple workstreams and meet agreed outcomes. As well as having a well-developed knowledge of environmental health issues, thinking on your feet and problem solving across a range of disciplines will be second nature to you. In addition to the usual workload we can offer you the opportunity to lead the safety aspects of the world renowned Download music festival and deliver port health services at East Midlands airport, the UKs largest pure cargo airport.

Interested...? Take a look at the job pack online or please feel free to get in touch with Lee Mansfield our Environmental Health Team Manager lee.mansfield@nwleicestershire.gov.uk, 01530 454610, who will be happy to discuss this important and exciting role.

This booklet is designed to assist you in applying for the post. It is different to the more conventional recruitment processes because we feel that it’s important to welcome employees into the council who appreciate and are able to work within the council’s values and behaviours.

The following information will help you to understand our journey and encourage you to demonstrate how your skills, experience and achievements will be an asset to North West Leicestershire District Council.   

If you need help with any aspect of this process please contact the Human Resources Team on 01530 454525

Our approach in developing effective relationships…

The council approaches new challenges, whether they are nationally or locally created, with enthusiasm and a belief that there is always a solution to any problem. These solutions can be found through effective and valued relationships, both internally and externally.

We are committed to listening carefully to the issues being raised by a broad range of people such as local communities, businesses, individual cases and council colleagues. In listening we support what is possible to be delivered and agree expectations which are fair to all. We deliver to the jointly agreed quality whilst using the council’s resources wisely.

Should we fall short of this in any way, we aim to learn and improve in those areas.

We believe in valuing our staff during the challenging events we need to deal with and with this in mind the North West Leicestershire Journey programme has been developed. The objective is to bring together all our own best practice, plus learning from others in the public, health, educational and private sectors to provide a consistent approach to recruiting new staff who will own and deliver our commitment to creating valued and effective relationships.

• 25 hrs per week with an annual salary of up to £45,441 (includes 2 market supplements, to be reviewed January 2028)
• Agile working scheme with a combination of home and office working
• 34 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) increasing to 38 after 5 years local government service
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme with at least 22% employer’s contribution
• Employee benefits programme including payback on medical, dental and optical expenses
• Continued training and development opportunities

You can apply for any of our posts online here

Applications must be made using the on-line application process.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job will be guaranteed an interview.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.