Excellent people, working together to deliver brighter futures.
* Employer: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
* Salary: £41,511 to £44,711 plus benefits
* Location: Mallory, 2 Alice Ker Square
* Contract: Permanent
* Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
* Hours: 36 hours per week.
* DBS Check: No
* Closing Date: 26/02/2025 at 23:59
* Reference: R&P/25/302978
There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.
Senior Housing Standards Officer
2 x 36 hour posts - permanent
About the role
We have a new opportunity within our Housing Standards team to drive forward our housing agenda and passion to support our customers. In this role, you'll be responsible for mentoring less experienced Housing Standards Officers in their development, into confident enforcement officers across the Borough by working pro-actively, providing advice and guidance, undertaking more complex property inspections. You will undertake more complex caseloads for statutory enforcement using relevant housing legislation, conduct interviews, brief legal officers, prepare cases for court and attend tribunals, court hearings and public enquiries as required.
About the candidate
You will have a keen interest in developing, managing and monitoring initiatives including mandatory HMO and selective licensing, healthy homes, empty properties, financial assistance and our emerging response to damp & mould complaints and other new approaches to improving private sector housing. Ultimately, we are looking for candidates who have a passion to drive up standards. We would welcome candidates who can demonstrate a strong track record in housing enforcement and want to develop their careers in a board multi-disciplinary environment where training and development of individuals is key. You should be customer focused, with excellent interpersonal skills, as well as a detailed practical knowledge of the legislative powers under the Housing Act; sound knowledge of building construction and competence using information and communication technology, including Microsoft Office, Teams and case management systems.
Interviews are planned for w/c 3rd March 2025.
For further information about the role or an informal discussion, please contact Emma Foley via email emmafoley@wirral.gov.uk.
Working at Wirral
You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:
Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.
We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.
We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.
We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.
Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.
If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk.
How to apply
Please apply online by clicking the link below.
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