Animal Health Officer

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

You will work as part of a small dynamic team enforcing legislation relating to animal health and welfare and pest control., Internal and external applications on a secondment basis will be considered. You must have the approval of your line manager / organisation.

You will hold an HNC or equivalent qualification and/or have relevant experience in animal health, welfare and feed.

Experience in dealing with the operation of legislation relating to animal health and welfare and pest control are essential.

In addition, you should have experience of working with the farming community, manufacturers, wholesalers and the general public.

Where necessary appropriate training will be provided.

Good oral and written communication skills, customer care and report writing skills are essential.

You will also be able to work as part of a team, use your initiative and have a flexible approach to work.

The ability to work with minimum supervision is essential, as are good I.T. skills.

You should have a full, current driving licence and access to a vehicle., You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.