Housing Standards Technical Officer

4 weeks ago


Norwich, United Kingdom South Norfolk Council & Broadland District Council Full time

**This post is Fixed Term for 12 months**

**Do you want to help identify suitable and safe housing for persons fleeing the fighting in Ukraine and support residents to live independently in healthy, safe and warm homes?**

**Role Snapshot**

You will be working on the Homes for Ukraine scheme, set up by the Government, to enable and provide a route to safety for Ukrainians, and their immediate family members.

The role involves undertaking home safety visits at volunteered host properties to identify hazards, ensure suitability and safety, prevent overcrowding and to provide advice and guidance to hosts on safety requirements, and amenity and facility standards.

The role will also involve working on Disabled Facilities Grant and other grant assisted home adaptations to enable persons to remain living safely and independently at home.

**What you could be part of**

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focused services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challengeourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to peoples' lives.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Undertaking property inspections to assess suitability and safety, including size, spacing, amenities, facilities, and the identification of hazards and disrepair.
- Working with, and attending meetings with, colleagues in the Help Hub, (who focus on welfare and safeguarding issues), Housing and Benefits and Norfolk County Council.
- Assessing the structure and space suitability and identifying reasonable and
practicable works for required adaptations, including design and preparation of
schedules of work for contractors to price.
- Liaising with and advising builders / contractors to resolve unforeseen building works and overseeing works in default to remove hazards and protect residents.

**You must have**
- HNC Diploma or equivalent in building-related discipline or demonstrable experience of working in building or housing-related activity.
- Good communication with clients and contractors.
- A full driving licence is essential.

**What’s in it for you**

**Why Work For Us?**

Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

**What Flexible and Agile Working Arrangements do we Offer?**

The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and agile working options available for employees where operationally possible.

**What Roles Do the Councils Offer?**

The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils. Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils. Fromhere you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

**What Benefits do our Employees Receive?**

View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees. Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive. Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

**What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?**

The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

**What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?**

The Councils want to ensure all our employees have a safe comfortable place to work, ensuring that employees feel empowered to actively manage their own wellbeing both at work and at home. The Councils have a large wellbeing section available on the websiteoutlining our commitment to the wellbeing of the employees of the Council.

**Where are we advertising?**

We are advertising internally and externally.

If you any questions about the role, then please don’t hesitate to contact the Recruiting Manager or the HR Team, who will be happy to answer any questions on the role or the Councils.

**Closing date**: 5 March 2023 at 11:30PM

**Interview date**: 16 March 2023

**Other Information**

Please note, we will not accept any DBS checks from a previous employer.



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