Senior Trading Standards Officer

We are currently looking for a Senior Trading Standards Officer to join the Fraud team of Neath Port Talbot Trading Standards. The role involves supervising a small team and responding to and investigating instances of breaches of a wide variety of trading standards legislation. This includes but is not restricted to consumer frauds, underage sales, counterfeiting, product safety and fair trading, via intervention, business advice and sampling as required by the needs of the service.

The post holder will be required to visit retail, industrial, domestic and similar premises within the Neath Port Talbot area.

Your daily routine will supervise and allocate work to a small team as well as carry out their own investigative work across a rang of trading standards functions, focussing on consumer frauds, the second hand car trade, counterfeiting and underage sales.

About you:

Do you have:

A trading standards qualification (such as a Diploma in Trading Standards, Diploma in Consumer Affairs & Trading Standards or antecedents) is essential.

About us:

The Trading Standards service operates a hybrid working policy Officers are not restricted to core times, working from or daily physically having to report to the office. The role will include some unsocial working hours.

We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues&© efforts and achievements. We also believe that there&©s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.

Choose to work for us and you&©ll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.

• Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
• Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years&© service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
• Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
• Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
• Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.

If you would like a rewarding career with an authority that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.

For more information and to apply please visit www.npt.gov.uk/jobs

DBS Requirements:

• This post is subject to a basic DBS disclosure

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements:

Welsh Language skills are not required.

Additional Information:

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview.