Housing Standards Officer

3 weeks ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council Full time

£37,261 per annum (pro rata for part time).**

Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.

**About the Housing Standards Officer role: **

An opportunity has arisen for someone to join a dynamic and growing team that will concentrate on improving standards in shared housing across the Districts. This new role will focus on supporting the delivery of proactive and reactive measures to improve standards and compliance. It will work with larger landlords and other agencies throughout the sector

This role is instrumental in ensuring the smooth operation of our private housing projects through technical oversight and management.

**Responsibilities as our Housing Standards Officer**:

- licensing houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)- proactively identifying new HMOs- inspecting properties using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System- managing a caseload of complaints and requests for advice.
**What we're looking for in our Housing Standards Officer**:

- have practical experience of current knowledge of Private Sector Housing enforcement- be a confident communicator and highly organised, with the ability to effectively prioritise your own workload and remain calm under pressure- be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, and have good attention to detail, particularly as you will be working within a busy office.
A driving licence is essential to this role as you’ll need to travel as required (reasonable adjustments may be possible according to the Equality Act).

**About us**

Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.
We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

**Benefits you'll receive as our Housing Standards Officer role**:

- Great opportunities for learning and development. Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays). Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme. Wellbeing Support Programme- Employee Assist Programme- Health Care Options
**Closing date: 5pm, 2 November 2023.**

**Our ways of working**

Work is what we do, not where we go We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.
We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.
- 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 or police vetting will be required for relevant posts._



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