Date posted
12/05/2026
Apply by
07/06/2026
Location
Ebley Mill – Stroud
Salary
£39,152 pro rata (pay award pending)
Package
Excellent pension scheme – Flexi Working Scheme – Hybrid working approach – Employee Wellbeing Offer – For more information please see the benefits section on our website
Contractual hours
18.5
Basis
Permanent
Job category/type
Environmental Health
Health and Safety Support Officer – Commercial Services (part time)
Job description
Stroud District Council are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, experienced and qualified health and safety professional. If you have a NEBOSH diploma or you are a registered Environmental Health Practitioner (EHRB) with experience in health and safety, you could be just the person we need to join our busy Environmental Health Service. Candidates with an NVQ Level 3/5 in Occupational Health and Safety, NEBOSH general certificate and IOSH Managing Safely qualifications will also be considered.
You will be responsible for assisting with the coordination and implementation of the Council’s health and safety enforcement activities with local businesses. This will include inspecting businesses and investigating accidents and dealing with complaints. You will also assist the Council’s Safety Adviser in providing a reliable health and safety advisory service to senior management within the authority which may including staff training.
The Commercial Services Team also deliver a range of other functions (including public health; food safety enforcement and port health) and the post holder may also be given suitable training to enable them to participate in these activities.
You will be working in a magnificent, converted stone mill, in a pleasant rural setting close to the Cotswold escarpment but within minutes of the M5 and easy access to Gloucester and Bristol. This is a very attractive area in which to live and work.
For an informal discussion please contact Mark Brazendale via [email protected] and a call can be arranged.
Closing Date: 7th June 2026
Interview Date: 12th June 2026 (in person at Ebley Mill)
In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm we provide a range of staff benefits. Please click here for more information: https://www.stroud.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/benefits-of-working-for-us
A local government reorganisation is planned for Gloucestershire, which may result in changes to structures and services. Potential changes are provisionally timetabled for April 2028. We are committed to supporting all employees through this transition and ensuring continuity of employment wherever possible. Joining us now means you’ll be part of shaping an exciting new chapter for local government.
It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and people with disabilities.
Responsible recruitment practices for safeguarding are in place within the Council’s HR policies and processes. This is part of our commitment as a Council to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people, and children.
Stroud District has an energy unlike any other place. It’s green and dynamic, climate conscious and motivated, creative and collaborative, and unapologetically ambitious. To find out more about what makes our place, our people and our businesses so special, please follow the link to our dedicated website: Stroud District – The Natural Place
