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Senior Housing Standards Officer, Weston-super-Mare
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Location:
Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
Job Reference:
30daee0e0744
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71
Posted:
18.02.2025
Expiry Date:
04.04.2025
Job Description:
Are you enthusiastic about improving housing conditions in the Private Rented Sector?
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Private Rented Housing Team. The post holder, along with existing team members, will be responsible for a variety of functions including improving housing conditions in the private rented sector, HMO licensing, Caravan Site Licensing, and unauthorized encampments.
No one day on the team is ever the same, leading to a varied and rewarding career. You will be visiting homes in North Somerset on a regular basis, which could be at short notice. On other days, you could be working from the Town Hall in Weston-super-Mare or working remotely.
This is a permanent post for 23 hours per week, with the working pattern to be discussed with the successful candidate.
About you
The successful candidate will have:
1. A vocational qualification to at least level 4 (or equivalent) in either environmental health, housing, or building construction.
2. Experience of improving poor housing conditions in the private rented sector using a range of enforcement options, such as improvement notices and prohibition orders.
3. Certification and experience in the use of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System to assess housing conditions.
4. A broad knowledge of the private rented housing sector.
5. Housing construction skills with experience of inspecting dwellings to identify deficiencies and produce a technical schedule of works.
6. The ability to represent the council at court and tribunal hearings.
Valid driving licence or the ability to provide an alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.
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