Housing Standard Officer (SO1)

Job Description

Job Title : Housing Standard Officer (SO1)
Job Category : Housing
Location : Civic Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.30

“The Market Management Service was established to ensure that Enfield’s private rented sector (PRS) meets resident’s needs. The aim of the Market Management is operationalised by the provision of a range of PRS interventions and initiatives including emergency and temporary accommodation and PRS Housing Services, including procurement, allocation, and management services.

The Housing Standards Team ensure that all temporary accommodation (TA) in the PRS meet the required standard and compliance, is used efficiently and effectively and is maintained and repaired to the required standards. The Housing Standards Team work in partnership with the Housing Solutions Team and Homelessness Caseworkers to proactively address tenancy issues in nightly paid TA, such as under/over/non-occupation, rent arrears, ASB, hoarding, disrepair, etc and ensure that applicants comply with their agreement.

We want ambitious, proactive people who can find creative and innovative solutions to local problems by working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders. Improving outcomes for homelessness applicants and their households by delivering excellent customer service.

The role
We are aiming to recruit a Housing Standards Officer with the ability to drive who has access to their own vehicle to carry out planned and reactive, ad hoc inspections as required. You will work to conflicting deadlines and be able to manage time and resources efficiently.

You must have significant knowledge and experience of delivering PRS housing standards, such as the HHSRS, Gas/Electricity/EPC Compliance, Licensing, HMO Management & Regulation, and so on.

You will possess significant knowledge and experience of the management of temporary accommodation and PRS Housing schemes within a local authority housing and/or homelessness service and implementing Safeguarding, Social Care and Equality legislation and caselaw policy strategies.

You will have experience of using housing and homelessness IT systems and be able to ensure that all inspection and compliance data is accurately and timely recorded on IT and data systems. ”
Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence and have access to your own vehicle.

Skills, Experience, Knowledge, Behaviours

1. Significant knowledge and experience of working to conflicting deadlines and able to manage time and resources
efficiently
2. Significant knowledge and experience of delivering excellent customer service within a local authority housing and/or homelessness service
3. Significant knowledge and experience of working in partnership to improve outcomes for homelessness applicants and their households
4. Significant knowledge and experience of the management of temporary accommodation and PRS Housing schemes
5. Significant knowledge and experience of the implementation of the PRS housing standards, such as HHSRS Gas/Electricity Compliance, EPC, Licensing, HMOs Management & Regulations, and so on.
6. Significant knowledge and experience of the implementation of Safeguarding, Social Care and Equality legislation, policy and caselaw strategies
7. Significant knowledge and experience of housing and homelessness IT systems
8. Ability to drive and have access to own vehicle

Other Special Requirements*

1. May be required to work remotely and/or other Council locations.
Ability to drive and have access to own vehicle