Border Force - Authorised Officer

• East Suffolk Council, Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority, Felixstowe IP11 4SS
• £24,496 - £30,151 per annum, *plus a 20% shift allowance
• 37 hours per week on a rotational shift pattern
• Fixed term until 31 March 2024

It is a really exciting time to be joining our Port Health team as we transform our services in response to the UK’s departure from the European Union.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the East Suffolk Council's Port Health Team as a Border Force - Authorised Officer.

Our mission is the protection of public and animal health, carrying out a range of checks to ensure imported goods are safe for all of us in the UK. To find out more about what our skilled team do, have a look at our video here. To become part of our team, you will be enthusiastic, keen to learn and thrive on working in a fast-paced environment.

Your role:

This is a temporary role funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to undertake functions required to mitigate the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) from pork/pork products being brought into GB from the EU/EFTA states.

Working in collaboration with Border Force to identify illegal imports of pork and pork products from Green list counties. As part of this role, you will be actioning voluntary surrender of goods or seizure or products and checking verification of goods and health marks or commercial packaging.

What you will need:

You will need a relevant Level 4 qualification/certificate eg Level 4 Food safety or equivalent relevant experience in the workplace. This role will have responsibility under TARP 35 (3) to enforce voluntary surrender or seizure of goods.

Your hours of work will be 37 hours per week, worked on a rotational pattern of 8 hour shifts between the operational hours of 05.30-midnight, Monday to Friday.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you do not meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
• local government pension scheme
• flexible working arrangements
• learning and development tailored to your role
• a wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes
• discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

You can find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf)

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Rich Howlett on: rich.howlett@scpha.gov.uk

Closing date: midnight, 24 April 2023.

Interview date: w/c 1 May 2023.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification.

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL)