Apprentice Trading Standards Officer

Job Introduction

Apprentice Trading Standards Officer

We are excited to offer a vacancy for an Apprentice Trading Standards Officer to join our busy professional Trading Standards and Environmental Compliance team.

As an Apprentice Trading Standards Officer, you’ll embark on a diverse and (we believe) deeply rewarding journey towards a nationally recognised professional qualification and a meaningful public service career.

As part of your role, you’ll focus on tackling illegal tobacco and vapes, and underage sales. You’ll support businesses to be compliant, and your work will help to protect consumers, particularly children.

At the same time, you’ll gain a Level 6 Trading Standards Apprenticeship (the equivalent of a Batchelors Degree) across all areas of Trading Standards activity including Animal Health and Welfare; Environmental Protection; Fair Trading; Feed and Food Standards; Product Safety; Weights and Measures.  This structured development plan will help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to become fully qualified Trading Standards Officer. 

Please find a link to the course content here: Level 6 Trading Standards Professional (Tobacco & Vapes legislation) - Credit Services Association

To be successful you will have achieved at A-Level, be highly motivated with excellent interpersonal skills to enable you to deal professionally with the public and businesses, responding to a wide range of people and situations requiring good use of interpersonal and negotiating skills to achieve objectives. You will have strong attention to detail and great organisational abilities, alongside the commitment and desire to study towards the professional qualification.

While prior knowledge of Trading Standards is helpful, it’s not essential—we’re open to a range of backgrounds and experiences.

We know that our employees want to do more than just work, and so we encourage good work-life balance by offering a range of flexible working options; this is further supplemented by an extensive wellbeing offer, as well as a range of other benefits including staff discounts and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.  

To apply please click the link below. If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact Carrie Morris, Senior Trading Standards Officer, on 0121 704 6845 or at camorris@solihull.gov.uk 

Closing date for applications is 14th September but we reserve the right to close applications early if the number of applications is high.

Interviews will be held on 24th & 25th September.

This post will require a standard DBS check.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.