Assistant Housing Standards Officer

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Assistant Housing Standards Officer

Directorate: Environmental and Community Services

Department: Housing Services

Salary: Grade D - £26,824 to £29,540 (Pay Award Pending)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Permanent

Location: Long Eaton Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU

Hybrid working is available.

Make a real difference to people’s lives and homes

Are you passionate about improving housing conditions and helping people live in safe, warm homes? We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented person to join our Private Sector Housing Team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to start or develop a career in housing standards, working alongside experienced professionals while gaining valuable knowledge, qualifications, and hands-on experience.

The role

You’ll play a key role in supporting the team to ensure homes in the private rented sector meet legal standards. You’ll be the first point of contact for residents, providing guidance and helping to resolve housing concerns.

You’ll also contribute to inspections, data analysis and wider projects aimed at tackling poor housing conditions and bringing empty homes back into use.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting Housing Standards Officers with casework and enforcement processes
• Accompanying officers on property inspections, including assessing housing hazards
• Assisting with inspections of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
• Processing licences, notices, and other legal documentation
• Providing advice to tenants, landlords, and property professionals on housing standards
• Maintaining accurate records and updating internal systems and web content
• Analysing and presenting data using graphs, charts, and visual tools
• Supporting projects such as empty homes initiatives and Disabled Facilities Grants
• Assisting with preparation of evidence for legal proceedings

About you

You will bring a positive, proactive approach, strong interpersonal skills, and a willingness to learn and develop within the role.

You will need:

• Experience of delivering good customer service.

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage your workload
• Good IT skills, including working with data and producing visual reports
• Five passes at GCSE (ie Grade 4 or equivalent) including English Language.

Development Opportunities

We’re committed to supporting your career progression. You’ll be encouraged and supported to:

• Work towards a recognised qualification in housing or environmental health
• Gain a Certificate of Competence in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
• Become a member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)

What we can offer you

In return, we offer a supportive, forward‑thinking working environment and a strong package of benefits, including:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service), plus 8 bank holidays
• A casual car user allowance
• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working policies available
• Access to training, learning and continuous professional development
• Free workplace parking across the Borough
• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions
• Discounted leisure membership through the Fit for Work scheme
• Access to the VIVUP employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme

Interested?

For an informal discussion, please contact Nathan Riley or Steven Shanahan on 0115 907 2244. No recruitment companies or advertisers, please.

Closing date for applications: Sunday, 31 May at midnight

Interviews: Thursday, 18 June at Long Eaton Town Hall.

Please note: This role is only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply with a CV and a supporting statement** clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role.

You will be requested to provide some basic information before you upload your CV.

Alternatively, an application form and job description are available from Human Resources, Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP, Telephone: 0115 931 6001 (Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm) or e-mail: jobs@erewash.gov.uk

**IMPORTANT: Your supporting statement is an opportunity to demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the role. Please refer to the person specification when providing examples, as this will be a key source of information for shortlisting.**

For further information about working for Erewash Borough Council and how to apply for this job please visit our website at https://www.erewash.gov.uk/jobs-section/jobs.html

If you are a current employee of Erewash Borough Council and you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must apply through your Employee Self Service account. If you do not have access to Employee Self Service, you must complete a paper or word version of Erewash Borough Council’s job application form.

Guaranteed Interview Schemes

The council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview.

The council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Please ensure that you make it clear on your application form that you wish to be considered under these criteria.