Principal Housing Enforcement Officer
2 weeks ago
**About this job**:
An opportunity has arisen to work within the council's Private Sector Housing Team as a Principal Housing Enforcement Officer to lead our Private Sector Housing Enforcement Team and ensure that all privately rented properties meet the appropriate standards and provide safe accommodation to our residents.
The Private Sector Housing Team at Barking and Dagenham is part of a larger group of Regulatory Services within the Law and Governance Directorate.
The purpose of this role is to lead our private sector housing enforcement team and to support the Team Manager in respect of development and operational management.
The post holder will ensure that the private sector housing enforcement team works collaboratively to ensure we improve quality, safety, and choice of residential accommodation in Barking and Dagenham through a range of professional and specialist interventions including, education, support, and enforcement action under relevant legislation. You will also support the boroughs aims in respect of taking robust enforcement action against criminal landlords.
The post holder will support the improvement of standards in private sector housing, ensuring properties are safe for occupation, landlords comply with legislation and that residents behave in accordance with civic pride. You will support in the driving local improvements by ensuring the most appropriate course of action is taken in respect of non-compliance.
**Special requirements for this post**:
**About you**:
You will be a flexible, dynamic, and enthusiastic team leader with excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to your duties to get them completed as efficiently as possible. You will have a thorough understanding of Private Sector Housing and associated Public Health legislation and the current emerging issues and developments in the field. You will be passionate about improving the quality, safety, and choice of residential accommodation in the Borough and committed to making a difference to our private rented tenants and their families.
We want people that embody our organisational values and really care about our communities and borough. If you have the knowledge, skills, and experience required for this role and share our values, we would like to hear from you.
**About us**:
We have been on a journey over the past four years, that has seen us go through an ambitious transformation programme to ensure we can deliver real change, with our community at the heart of this transformation.
This is an exciting time to be part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham with major film studios and the historic food markets of Smithfield, Billingsgate, and New Spitalfields moving into the Borough. As an Investors in People Gold Award employer we believe passionately in nurturing and developing our employees. In addition to a positive approach to flexible working, we offer investment in your learning and career development as well as a commitment to your wellbeing.
Our Borough is vibrant and diverse, and this is something we are proud of. We value the diversity of people who visit, live, and work in Barking and Dagenham and it is our vision to create a place where people understand, respect, and celebrate each other’s differences.
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