Environmental Health Officer/Senior Environmental Health Officer

ISLINGTON COUNCIL

Environmental Health Officer/Senior Environmental Health Officer

Permanent, 35 hours per week

Job ref ER/5387/SG

Site 222 Upper Street, London

Salary P02/P04 £35,772 - £43,503 p.a

Islington council are preparing to introduce Borough wide additional HMO licensing and partial selective licensing and are looking for someone to join our Property Licensing team.

We are an inner London Borough where areas of considerable wealth and considerable deprivation co-exist, with proportions of rented properties in excess of the national average and widespread disrepair and poor management.

You will work independently, using your knowledge and experience to investigate unlicensed HMOs and properties, process licence applications, carry out inspections, remove hazards and use enforcement powers to contribute to contribute to improving housing conditions in the private rented sector and ensuring access to decent accommodation for all tenants.

You will work with a range of partners such as the Fire Brigade, Police and Trading Standards and will have a range of enforcement tools at your disposal including notices, civil penalty notices, interim management orders and prosecutions.

Closing date: Sunday 31 March 2019 at 23:59

Interview dates: 15 April 2019

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Richard Sherwin, Environmental Health Manager, on 0207 527 2444 or email richard.sherwin@islington.gov.uk

Islington Council 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.

Islington Council is also committed to flexible working and will consider requests where possible.

Islington also operates random drug or alcohol testing for safety critical roles or for where there maybe just cause.

To apply for this position please use the online application process below. Please note that the council only accepts on-line applications, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted. If you are unable to use the online process please contact the Recruitment team on 020 7527 2155 or e-mail recruitment@islington.gov.uk