Team Leader Trading Standards

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability (NRS) for a Trading Standards Team Leader to join our Environmental Health and Trading Standards team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on delivering essential city services.
If you are seeking a leadership role that plays a key part in supporting fair trading, safeguarding consumers, and promoting business compliance across Glasgow, we would welcome your application.

Position Details
As a Trading Standards Team Leader, you will provide professional leadership, guidance and support to officers within the Trading Standards service, contributing to the delivery of a high quality and effective regulatory function for the city. You will manage and coordinate team workloads, ensure consistent enforcement activity, and support the development of staff to maintain service standards.

This is a challenging and rewarding position within a busy local authority environment. You will have responsibility for overseeing investigations, inspections, enforcement actions, and the provision of specialist advice to consumers and businesses. Your work will help protect Glasgow’s communities and ensure that businesses operate within legislative requirements.

You must have excellent communication skills, the ability to interpret and apply legislation, proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and a working knowledge of the role of a Trading Standards Officer within a local authority setting.

A Diploma in Trading Standards or equivalent is an essential requirement for this post.

A current driving licence is desirable.

Further information on the duties associated with this role can be found in the Role Profile. The competencies required and expected to be evidenced in your application are detailed in the accompanying Person Specification.

Contract Details
Weekly Hours: 35 hours
Work Pattern: Monday – Sunday, may include evening and weekends
Pay: £43,956.89 - £51,154.27 and a non standard working payment of £1,357.00

Benefits of Working With Us
Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:
• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service
• 12.5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

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Further Information

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