Job Details: Salary range: GBP 41, : GBP 52,674 per annum Work location: Clockwork Building, 45 Beavor Lane, London, W6 9AR Hours per week: 36 Contract type: Permanent Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check Closing date:14 May 2025 Contact details for an informal discussion: Marcella Donegal, Trading Standards Team Manager at Love, Lead Trading Standards Practitioner, on 806 923 or the role Our Award:Winning Trading Standards team is looking for an experienced and dynamic officer to join our small, but busy team. This role is for officers who meet the criteria for grade PO1 and above and requires both collaborative and flexible working. Our officers work predominantly from home and in the borough and from our Hammersmith office, when needed. Sound judgement and decision making are key, as well as the need critical thinking and innovation, to help shape service delivery and to deliver positive outcomes for residents, businesses and consumers. The work is varied, providing opportunities to lead and focus on key Trading Standards priorities locally, regionally and nationally. About you Your Trading Standards knowledge, experience and problem:solving skills will be needed to investigate cases, conduct inspections, advise businesses and to lead on local and regional projects. You will have the opportunity to carry out work related to product safety, age restricted products, fair trading, doorstep crime, lettings and licensing. Senior officers will be expected to mentor junior officers within the team. With the right skills, experience and attitude you will have the opportunity for career development and progression and be supported with obtaining and maintaining Chartered Trading Standards Practitioner status. If you have a 'can do' attitude and share our passion for consumer protection, we'd love to hear from you. Please refer to the Role Profilefor more information. Role Specific Qualifications: You will need to hold either the Diploma in Trading Standards (DTS), the Diploma in Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (DCATS) or an equivalent professional qualification with experience within Trading Standards. Our People Values: How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining 'who we are'. We are looking for people whocan build this into everything they do. We are fair We treat everyone withcompassion, dignity andfairness. We value theviews and opinion of others, and promote benefits andopportunities for all. We are caring We care about our borough anddoing things well. We focus on standards and continuousimprovement; learning fromour mistakes and celebratingsuccess. We are collaborators We work together for a bettersociety. We work with ourresidents, businesses, schools,third sector and others forbetter outcomes for everyone. We are driven We will only settle for the verybest. We seek to continuallyimprove and put our residents,customers and businesses atthe heart of everything we do. Our commitment to you: At H and F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more. We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community : it is about open and transparent decision making co:produced with staff and residents. It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H and F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities. In order to combat discri