Licensing Inspection and Enforcement Officer (Tier 2)
Job Description
Licensing Inspection and Enforcement Officer (Tier 2)
Full time x 4 perm Vacancies
I x Fixed term / Secondment for 1 year
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That's why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do, by empowering our people to collaborate, think innovatively, make decisions and find solutions. Join us and be part of something better.
The Private Rented Sector plays a very important role in Enfield’s strategic approach to meeting housing need. Enfield Council is committed to work in partnership with private rented sector landlords to improve and maintain high standards of accommodation and professional management and provide good quality housing. Enfield has a borough wide additional and large selective licensing schemes to help us to deal with private rented homes where safety standards are not being met and where properties are not being properly managed.
Are you an experienced Environmental Health Officer or housing standards practitioner looking for a new challenge? Enfield Council is seeking dedicated professionals to join our established Private Rented Housing team as Tier 2 Licensing Inspection and Enforcement Officers.
Successful candidates will be responsible for the inspection of licensed properties, investigating complaints, carrying out regulatory work and undertaking enforcement functions using the full range of enforcement powers to improve housing conditions across the private rented sector in the borough. As a Tier 2 Officer you will also provide assistance and guidance to Tier 1 Licensing Inspection Officers, lead on complex cases and specific projects.
Ideal candidates must:
• have a thorough and comprehensive understanding of private sector housing and property licensing work
• have proven experience of carrying out HMO and property inspections
• be experienced in assessing deficiencies using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System
• have proven experience in obtaining evidence and taking enforcement action under the Housing Act 2004 and associated legislation, including issuing civil penalty notices, prosecutions, rent repayment orders and banning orders.
We are looking for driven individuals, with a proactive approach and excellent organisational skills. Your communication and advocacy skills must be highly developed to provide clear and accurate advice to tenants and landlords, and you must have the ability to remain effective when faced with difficult and demanding situations and people.
For some of this role you may be required to work from home and connect with your team and others virtually.
To help you help us, we can offer flexible working or compressed hours, home working opportunities, generous annual leave, personal development opportunities such as training and a friendly working environment.
Contact Details -
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Natalie Males on 0208 132 0197 or Steve Foster on 0208 132 2985 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Farida Uddin on 0208 132 1027 or email farida.uddin@enfield.gov.uk
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We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.