Housing Officer Environmental Health

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited ,
London, Greater London
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £33,948 per annum

Overview

Closing date: 9th April Haringey is an extremely diverse borough with a growing private housing sector. The Council has set clear ambitious objectives through its borough plan to make Haringey a better place to live, encourage investment and create opportunities that all can share. The challenge of finding suitable, secure and appropriate accommodation effects residents from all ethnic and social backgrounds. As a Council and a Service, we believe we can help build strong settled communities by addressing the Housing issues experienced by those living in or amongst our borough's private rented sector. It is our aspiration for all our residents to have a safe, suitable place to live. You will be joining a workforce who wish to share this vision and see Haringey as a Local Authority employer which is ambitious, driven and who puts its stakeholders at the forefront of what we want to achieve. About the role The Housing Improvement Team has embarked on an ambitious programme of improving the standards of our private rented housing sector. Introducing and rolling out Property Licensing across all types of rented property alongside our reactive frontline complaints process, we aim to tackle poor property condition, landlords and agents who fail to manage their accommodation and tackle those who remain non-complaint. This is an opportunity to be responsible for a range of frontline private sector housing complaints as well as leading on the Councils misconnections project in partnership with Thames water. About you We are looking for a confident, self-motivated, enthusiastic team player who has experience in public health, housing related complaints and practical experience in drainage investigations. You must be highly motivated, enthusiastic, keen to learn and have the confidence to work independently within the public realm. There is an expectation that you will have relevant knowledge and or experience in this field and be aware of the relevant legislations. Good communication is essential as working with member of the public, community groups, businesses and partner organisations will be required within the role. Desirable qualifications Full driving license and the use of a vehicle for employment purposes is desirable for this role. Desirable skills and experience Extensive experience of working in a team responsible for the enforcement of standards in private sector housing, and using risk based inspection programmes. Experience of using environmental health and housing legislation to enforce and raise standards in private sector housing. Experience of budget management. Experience of effective service user consultation and involvement. Ability to work evenings and weekends when required. Additional information This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure check with the DBS will be undertaken. If you are interested in this role, kindly apply or send your CV through to me before 12h00 on Thursday the 9th of April. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

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