Housing Standards Officer
About us:
Strategic Housing at Rochdale Council has been undertaking a customer-focussed transformation programme, which has included the creation of two new service areas: ‘People’ and ‘Property’. Both services work together to deliver housing solutions across the Borough, including through our new customer delivery office in Rochdale town centre.We require experienced housing professionals who are passionate about the real-life difference that quality housing makes in our community and who will want to be integral to that delivery.
About the role:
We have an exciting vacancy for a Housing Standards Officer to help contribute towards our vision for excellent strategic housing within the Borough. The Officer will work within our newly established Supported Housing Team, which focusses on supported exempt accommodation, assessing and enforcing housing and support standards.
About You:
We require an individual who is passionate about the real-life difference that quality housing makes in our community and you will want to be a pro-active part of our service achieving that aim. A key function of the role will be to engage with landlords, principally in the Supported Housing sector, tenants/licensees, service providers and other key stakeholders to monitor and promote and enforce housing standards.
You will need to be able to undertake technical assessments, including HHSRS assessments and have practical knowledge of housing standards, as pertain to the Housing Act 2004 and relevant regulations and enforcement options.
You will relish the challenge of engaging with colleagues, residents, landlord, tenants, customers and third sector partners. You will be capable at prioritising tasks, delivering on set timetables and ensuring timely completion of project commitments.You will be capable of maintaining case files, spreadsheets and developing new systems for recording and reporting on service outcomes.
You should have a strong background relating to the job description & person specification and will be able to demonstrate relevant experience. You will have an ability to independently develop, manage and maintain a multi-priority workload within a fast-paced work environment.
Casual User Car Allowance is payable
Which applies to your job role?
If you are interested in what we are offering, and have the skills we are looking for we want to hear from you. If you would like to discuss the post further please contact Marlene Murphy, Team Lead on 01706 926223.
To apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the 23 essential requirements of the person specification
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