An exciting opportunity has become available within the Housing Standards team in the Strategic Housing service, to regulate housing conditions so everyone can have a safe home. The position is for 1.0 FTE (37 hours) per week, Monday to Friday.
About you
Housing Standards Officers play a critical role in ensuring rented housing across Cheshire East meets safe living standards. The role involves educating, engaging, and encouraging landlords to provide safe housing, and taking enforcement action where legislation breaches occur. For more information, please view the attached job description specification document.
To succeed, you should bring construction/housing enforcement knowledge and strong negotiation and interpersonal skills to manage all stakeholders, including tenants, landlords, social housing providers, Fire Service, Police, and other Council departments.
The role offers the chance to work on diverse cases both in the office and on-site in people's homes. Good organisational, report writing, IT skills, and attention to detail are essential.
You will be part of a team of 6 Housing Standards Officers, 2 Assistant Housing Standards Officers, a Duty Assistant, and a Team Leader, alongside colleagues in the wider Housing service involved in adaptations, retrofit, hoarding support, and housing options.
The team operates on a hybrid basis, mainly working from home but also in the Crewe office at least once a week. The Council provides the necessary IT equipment.
Pre-employment checks include a satisfactory basic DBS check.
The successful candidate will have:
* Construction knowledge and ability to analyse structural and technical reports
* Knowledge of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and housing legislation
* Attention to detail and excellent record-keeping skills
* Negotiation and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with residents, landlords, and professionals
For more details on the essential and desirable criteria, please view the attached job description specification document.
For an information discussion about the role, contact Colin Wyatt at (01270) 685691 or colin.wyatt@cheshireeast.gov.uk.
In return, we offer:
* Enhanced annual leave - 34 days (including bank holidays) from day 1, increasing to 39 days after 5 years
* Salary sacrifice schemes - options for home/electronic items and green cars
* Enhanced pension - career average pension contributions at 1/49th of pensionable pay
* Flexible working - 37-hour week with flexi-time and hybrid/remote options
* Purchase of additional leave - up to 10 extra days annually
* Cycle to work scheme - savings of up to 25-39% on bikes and equipment
* Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support services
* Discounted gym membership - access to Everybody Leisure facilities, including gyms, pools, and classes
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Cheshire East is a great place to live and work. We aim to provide challenging and rewarding career opportunities and foster a workplace culture of shared purpose and success.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to reflect our diverse communities. Please regularly check your email (including spam/junk folders) for updates on your application.
Ensure all sections of your application are completed, as incomplete applications may be rejected.
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Disclosure of any convictions is required where prompted, as spent convictions are not protected under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).
For further information, contact us at colin.wyatt@cheshireeast.gov.uk.
If you do not hear within 4 weeks of the closing date, you may not have been shortlisted, but please consider applying again.
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