TO/EHP - Park Homes & Older People

Job Title: TO/EHP - Park Homes & Older People

Team: Private Sector Housing, Housing Solutions

Job Family: Directing - CBG11 Salary: £38,479 – £41,632 per annum pro rata

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.

Contract Type: Hybrid – Permanent

Closing Date: 19th May 2024

Interview Date: Proposed date for interviews: 4th June 2024 – interviews will take place in person at Priory House, Shefford

About the role:

At Central Bedfordshire Council, we do all we can to ensure that people have safe and healthy homes. We want to make Central Bedfordshire a great place to work and live – and that means tackling poor living conditions and improving the quality of resident’s lives.

As an Environmental Health Officer or Technical Officer within the housing service you will be supporting the continuous improvement of the private housing sector across Central Bedfordshire, you will work within Private Sector Housing, which includes Housing Assistance (grants and loans), housing enforcement and licensing team. The team is ambitious and looking to improve the health and well-being of all residents within Central Bedfordshire. The successful candidate will have a broad and complex caseload and will represent the service in a multidisciplinary team being responsible for undertaking all PSH functions to ensure our residents are living in safe and healthy homes.

Find your greatness by working in a team that focuses on great outcomes for residents.

EHO/Technical Officer Park Homes

As the Park Homes Officer, you will have specific responsibilities for:

• Park Home Site Licensing, inspection, and compliance with Site Licence conditions
• Engagement with Park Home residents and owners, Cllrs and other stakeholders
• Regularising Park Home sites which are not licensed or non-compliant, which may include enforcement action and prosecutions
• Grants and Assistance for residents residing in Park Homes
• Any other issues relating to, and occurring on, Park Home Sites

To meet the requirements of this exciting role you must have experience in Park Home Site licensing, or other housing enforcement, public health, HMO licensing experience, and demonstrate you have experience working as a Housing Enforcement Officer.

Please view our updated recruitment short video: https://youtu.be/EanxIJJn_S0

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this Recruitment Pack

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Rachel Shalan at Rachel.shalan@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4417.

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Central Bedfordshire Council reserves the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date if many applications are received. If you would like to apply for this position, then please keep information in mind when preparing your application.

Safeguarding:

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records. 

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

If you require assistance to apply for our roles, help with writing your CV, interview techniques or careers advice please contact our team of careers advisors at ncs@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Our service is confidential, impartial and free for all.