Environmental Health Officer Apprentice
Teignbridge District Council
Devon (TQ12 4XX)
Closes in 13 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 June 2026
Contents
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to become a qualified and competent Environmental Health Practitioner. You will undertake a range of activities within the Environmental Health and Licensing Team. This will include advising businesses and residents on relevant legislation, procedures and assisting with the inspection of premises or vehicles.
- Wage
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£24,796 a year
- Training course
- Environmental health practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm with an hour unpaid lunch break.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 4 September 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
This is an exciting opportunity to undertake a course of studies and work-based training to become a qualified and competent Environmental Health Practitioner.
The apprentice will undertake a range of activities within the Environmental Health and Licensing Team and will complete studies over a 4-year period.
Daily duties will include:
- Support and actively participate in regulatory functions across the service.
- Participate in on-the-job training and work towards successful completion of the apprenticeship programme.
- Provide a high level of customer service including communicating with customers in writing, by telephone and in person.
- Advise businesses and residents on relevant aspects of legislation and procedures, including participation at seminars, conferences, or similar events.
- Investigate complaints and respond to enquiries in relation to regulatory issues.
- Assist with the inspection of premises or vehicles.
- Assist with sampling and monitoring programmes.
- Assist with the transfer, renewal and issuing of licences.
- Update and maintain records on council databases (e.g., Uniform) in relation to premises, persons or vehicles regulated by the council.
- Assist with regulatory compliance across the council’s own internal systems and procedures.
- Liaise and work collaboratively with other council service areas, external agencies and partners when required.
Where you'll work
Forde House
Brunel Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4XX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Training course
Environmental health practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Provide specialist, professional and technical environmental health advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders such as residents, businesses, property owners, government agencies and partners
- Plan, undertake and lead inspections, audits and other forms of investigations across the breadth of environmental health matters
- Evaluate applications and grant relevant licences and permits eg. environmental permits, HMOs, caravan sites, skin piercing, tattooists etc
- Negotiate with and influence a range of stakeholders in relation to a range of environmental health matters
- Identify, evaluate and communicate environmental health risks and risk management solutions to a range of stakeholders
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation, guidance and codes of practice
- Infer and apply a range of legislation related to environmental health, eg. the Environment Act, Environmental Protection Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act, Food Safety Act, Housing Act, Public Health Act, Police and Criminal Evidence Act, data protection legislation, anti-social behaviour legislation etc
- Employ a range of research, analytical and problem-solving techniques to resolve environmental health issues through creative and critical thinking, devising practical solutions and applying problem solving strategies
- Critically evaluate and analyse evidence and information
- Formulate judgements and decisions based on the evidence available and applied knowledge eg. on acceptable levels of pollution emissions, water data, acceptable levels of noise etc
- Manage objective measurement and analysis of scientific information to determine the appropriate course of action eg. noise measurement, air emissions etc
- Appraise, implement and communicate relevant interventions eg. enforcement actions
- Produce accurate records and reports and where appropriate, recommend interventions, including the collection and handling of evidence with a view towards legal proceedings
- Assess and deal effectively with difficult and confrontational situations
- Participate in health promotional activities in high priority environmental health areas eg. shisha, smoking, obesity, food safety etc
- Implement effective decision making, exercising discretion, initiative and independence within the scope of own role
- Communicate and influence effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders including spoken and written communication skills, presentation skills, giving advice and guidance / mediating / negotiating and persuading, handling private and sensitive information (eg. data protection)
- Use a range of standard IT packages to undertake for example, word processing activities, produce reports and input / analyse data
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary and/or multi-organisational team and collaborate to achieve successful outcomes
- Lead activities relating to environmental health matters
- Carry out sampling and collect evidence for monitoring, investigations and/or enforcement purposes in accordance with legislation and current guidance
- Examine and assess compliance with conditions
- Plan, organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
- Provide specialist, professional and technical environmental health advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders such as residents, businesses, property owners, government agencies and partners
- Plan, undertake and lead inspections, audits and other forms of investigations across the breadth of environmental health matters
- Evaluate applications and grant relevant licences and permits eg. environmental permits, HMOs, caravan sites, skin piercing, tattooists etc
- Negotiate with and influence a range of stakeholders in relation to a range of environmental health matters
- Identify, evaluate and communicate environmental health risks and risk management solutions to a range of stakeholders
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation, guidance and codes of practice
- Infer and apply a range of legislation related to environmental health, eg. the Environment Act, Environmental Protection Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act, Food Safety Act, Housing Act, Public Health Act, Police and Criminal Evidence Act, data protection legislation, anti-social behaviour legislation etc
- Employ a range of research, analytical and problem-solving techniques to resolve environmental health issues through creative and critical thinking, devising practical solutions and applying problem solving strategies
- Critically evaluate and analyse evidence and information
- Formulate judgements and decisions based on the evidence available and applied knowledge eg. on acceptable levels of pollution emissions, water data, acceptable levels of noise etc
- Manage objective measurement and analysis of scientific information to determine the appropriate course of action eg. noise measurement, air emissions etc
- Appraise, implement and communicate relevant interventions eg. enforcement actions
- Produce accurate records and reports and where appropriate, recommend interventions, including the collection and handling of evidence with a view towards legal proceedings
- Assess and deal effectively with difficult and confrontational situations
- Participate in health promotional activities in high priority environmental health areas eg. shisha, smoking, obesity, food safety etc
- Implement effective decision making, exercising discretion, initiative and independence within the scope of own role
- Communicate and influence effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders including spoken and written communication skills, presentation skills, giving advice and guidance / mediating / negotiating and persuading, handling private and sensitive information (eg. data protection)
- Use a range of standard IT packages to undertake for example, word processing activities, produce reports and input / analyse data
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary and/or multi-organisational team and collaborate to achieve successful outcomes
- Lead activities relating to environmental health matters
- Carry out sampling and collect evidence for monitoring, investigations and/or enforcement purposes in accordance with legislation and current guidance
- Examine and assess compliance with conditions
- Plan, organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
Training schedule
- Level 6 (BSc Hons) Environmental Practitioner Degree.
- Day release at University Centre Weston.
- Induction and mandatory new starter training.
- Ongoing, on-the-job training along with Housing Health and Safety Rating system training.
- Block release in year 1.
- End Point Assessment (EPA).
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English or equivalent (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths or equivalent (grade 4/C or above)
A Level in:
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Flexibility
Other requirements
Basic level Microsoft office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft office programs.
About this employer
We are a values-based organisation all working together to achieve our vision of “Making Teignbridge a healthy and desirable place where people want to live, work and visit”. We do this by taking personal ownership for the quality of the work we do, the quality of the relationships we develop and for driving improvements in our services. The Environmental Health and Licensing Team are a public face to the Council. Good customer service is important for the good image and reputation of the Council. The provision of a professionally run centre will benefit the customers who use the facilities. The post-holder will be working within a unit to ensure high standards of service to all customers.
https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
It forms the foundation of a career within the profession, giving the base for further development through a career path.
Please note that upon completion of the apprenticeship, a role with the council is not guaranteed. If a role is vacant, it will be advertised, and the apprentice would need to apply as per our normal fair recruitment and selection process.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Naomi Judge
Naomi.Judge@weston.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036984.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)