Housing Standards Officer needed! £44 per hour Riverbank, EX39 Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Till May2026 Job Purpose The post-holder will be responsible for protecting tenants, improving housing conditions, ensuring landlord compliance and delivering early interventions to prevent homelessness Main Duties and Responsibilities * Mentor Housing Standards/Renewal Officers to help deliver high-quality investigative and enforcement work. * Investigate complaints and assess whether landlords are complying with housing legislation, advising tenants and others on rights and available remedies. * Undertake property inspections and Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) assessments to identify hazards, enforcement needs and other regulatory requirements, such as mandatory HMO licensing. * Gather evidence, conduct PACE interviews, prepare legal enforcement files and apply the enforcement policy. * Enforce regulatory controls for housing standards, including HMO licensing, empty homes standards and disrepair. * Prepare and carry out enforcement actions including improvement notices, prohibition orders, civil penalties and prosecutions. * Work with the Housing Options team on cases involving illegal evictions, harassment and unlawful landlord behaviour. * Manage an investigative caseload ensuring lawful, proportionate and timely assessment and enforcement in line with relevant policies, guidance and regulation. * Contribute to the development of operational policies, procedures and guidance for housing regulatory functions. * Maintain effective partnership arrangements with internal and external partners including Police, Fire Service, health providers, social care and voluntary agencies. * Represent the Council at case conferences, multi-agency meetings and partnership forums related to housing standards. Looking for candidate to start asap. This role is working on a hybrid basis (3 days a week in the office) 37 hours per total, need access to their vehicle. Need to attend site visits on a regularly basis Apply today! Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.