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Housing Standards Officer

Employer
Mid Sussex District Council
Location
West Sussex
Salary
£33,024 - £37,336 + car allowance (Pro rata)
Closing date
11 Nov 2024
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Sector
Housing
Function
EH Practitioner, Technical / Scientific
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time

Mid Sussex arches

Housing Standards Officer

Salary: £33,024 - £37,336 pa + car allowance (Pro rata)

Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Permanent / Flexible Hours / Part Time (25 hours per week)

Join Our Team: Become a Housing Standards Officer !

Are you ready to take a key role in delivering Disabled Facilities Grants and improving private sector housing standards? We are at the forefront of public health, delivering actual improvements to people’s lives on a daily basis and ensuring private sector accommodation is safe to live in. We're seeking proactive and adaptable individuals to join our team and make a real difference within our communities.

Role Overview: 

To promote independence within the homes of disabled and vulnerable residents by administering the Disabled Facility Grant and Discretionary Assistance process. You will form relationships with customers, contractors, landlords and other agencies to ensure customers’ needs are understood and met in a way that ensures for a safe and dignified environment to remain independent. You will also undertake housing inspections associated with Houses in Multiple Occupation and complaints.

  Key Responsibilities: 

  • Delivering grant assistance including Disabled Facility Grants in a timely manner by supporting the customer through the application process and ensuring the customer at the end of the process has the much-needed adaptation along with receiving a high-quality experience.
  • To assist, investigate and carry out inspections relating to housing standards especially those relating to the licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, and responding to complaints about housing conditions in both the private rented and social housing sectors.
  • Applying the appropriate enforcement legislation to ensure compliance is obtained in relation to housing standards.
  • To work with other staff and management of the friendly and successful Housing Standards team, to ensure the team continuously delivers the highest quality environmental health services to our customers.

Qualifications and Skills: 

  • Qualification (e.g. BTEC, HND) in surveying, Environmental Health or another Housing related subject.
  • Up to date expert technical knowledge of construction.
  • Recent experience of carrying out inspections and applying current housing standards.
  • Ability to interpret specialist information e.g. technical plans/drawings and specifications.
  • Good organisational skills and able to manage workload in an efficient, effective manner.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally to members, officers and the public.

Benefits: 

  • Agile working arrangements to promote work-life balance.  
  • Generous pension scheme.  
  • 26-31 days of annual leave (pro-rata) to support your wellbeing.

Join Us: 

If you're ready to embrace a fulfilling role that presents challenges alongside rewarding opportunities to make a real difference, we're eager to welcome you aboard. Bring your enthusiastic, positive, and professional approach, your commitment to upholding regulatory standards, and your innovative mindset to help improve our communities and make a difference.

If you would like an informal chat, please do get in touch with James Cox, our Team Leader Housing Standards, at james.cox@midsussex.gov.uk.

How to Apply:  

For further information about the role including all details on how to apply, please click on the Apply which will take you through to our website.

Close Date: 11th November 2024 

Interview dates: 18th-22nd November 2024 

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