TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

PARTNERSHIPS

 

 

Private Sector Housing Officer

 

£28,226- £32,798 per annum

plus essential car user allowance

 

Hybrid working contract

 

37 hours per week

 

Permanent

 

 

An opportunity has arisen to join our Partnership Team to lead and deliver the Private Sector Housing function and relevant partnerships.

 

 

 

The Private Sector Housing Officer role is an opportunity for an enthusiastic confident person with good communication skills to take the lead on this high-profile front-line role.

 

You will need to be equally comfortable working independently or with both internal and external partners and have good negotiation skills, legislative knowledge and personal resilience.

 

 

 

Undertaking a wide variety of duties, you will lead in the work around improving housing conditions and standards across all private sector housing – both rental and owner occupied, delivering initiatives, projects and policies that contribute to positive housing and wellbeing outcomes for residents.

 

 

 

Areas of responsibility include:

 

• Responding to disrepair complaints
• Licencing and maintaining standards in Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Public health and certain nuisance issues in regard to residential properties
• Offering advice and education to tenants, landlords, agents, the public and colleagues around a diverse range of issues including property standards and compliance issues, tenancy rights, harassment/illegal eviction and empty properties
• Development of a Landlord Forum
• Initiating and progressing proportionate and relevant enforcement actions to ensure compliance

 

 

Ideally you will already hold either a relevant degree, a surveying/building /HHSRS qualification or be able  to demonstrate  significant experience (3 years)  in producing formal /technical documents and  legal notices to a professional standard in either housing or related environmental /public health field.     

 

This is a hybrid working contract, there is a requirement for some of duties to be carried out at home and some on site. Site attendance will constitute more than 40% of available working time.

 

 

 

The authority offers an excellent employment package with flexible working, a non-contributory health scheme, Local Government pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. 

 

 

 

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK check, medical clearance and DBS check.

 

 

 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jo Sands, Assistant Director Partnerships joanne-sands@tamworth.gov.uk  

 

 

 

For further information and to apply please visit https://recruitment.tamworth.gov.uk/.

 

 

 

If you have any queries about the recruitment process please contact recruitment@tamworth.gov.uk.

 

 

 

Closing date: Friday 10^th June 2022

 

 

 

Late applications and/or CVs will not be accepted.  Agencies need not apply. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for relevant posts.