Summary You will assist with tasks associated with the collection of evidence and progression of enforcement action and develop essential skills to support the work of the Private Sector Housing Service and other teams as required. Wage £15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) Training course Regulatory compliance officer (level 4) Hours Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with flexible and hybrid working available. 37 hours a week Start date Monday 7 September 2026 Duration 3 years 1 months Positions available 2 Work Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. What you'll do at work As a Private Sector Housing Apprentice, you will gain hands‑on experience working alongside experienced officers who are responsible for ensuring homes in the private rented sector are safe and well‑managed You will support a range of functions including property inspections, criminal investigations, housing standards enforcement, empty homes work and landlord engagement Where you'll work 9 North Terrace Crook DL15 9AZ Training Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills. Training provider CSA (SERVICES) LTD Training course Regulatory compliance officer (level 4) Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab) What you'll learn Course contents Work within legal and regulatory frameworks and the organisation's policies and procedures. Make informed assessments of the risk of a business or individual’s non-compliance. Use outcomes of risk assessment to guide decisions, activities and targeting of resources. Make proportionate and risk-based intervention choices to ensure compliance is achieved. Collect evidence and data related to non-compliance using available techniques, for example investigations, audits, inspections. Take actions to deal with non-compliance using proportionate interventions. Monitor progress made by businesses and individuals against assessed risks. Assess products and services, including any associated internal controls to ensure they meet legal, regulatory and organisational requirements. Use and analyse data, making decisions about the relevance, quality and accuracy to inform evidence-based and objective risk assessments. Take a systematic approach to data curation and apply data quality controls to ensure the correct use of data-driven findings. Identify patterns and trends in compliance issues. Promote the importance of compliance and their organisation’s role in supporting compliance. Build and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders and tailor their approach to the needs and circumstances of those they interact with. Communicate with stakeholders including businesses, individuals and regulators. Use digital technologies to manage, share and store information and to communicate with others. Follow and apply equity, diversity and inclusion rules and procedures when making evidence-based decisions and interacting with stakeholders. Use workload management techniques to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks and manage time effectively. Work within legal and regulatory frameworks and the organisation's policies and procedures. Make informed assessments of the risk of a business or individual’s non-compliance. Use outcomes of risk assessment to guide decisions, activities and targeting of resources. Make proportionate and risk-based intervention choices to ensure compliance is achieved. Collect evidence and data related to non-compliance using available techniques, for example investigations, audits, inspections. Take actions to deal with non-compliance using proportionate interventions. Monitor progress made by businesses and individuals against assessed risks. Assess products and services, including any associated internal controls to ensure they meet legal, regulatory and organisational requirements. Use and analyse data, making decisions about the relevance, quality and accuracy to inform evidence-based and objective risk assessments. Take a systematic approach to data curation and apply data quality controls to ensure the correct use of data-driven findings. Identify patterns and trends in compliance issues. Promote the importance of compliance and their organisation’s role in supporting compliance. Build and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders and tailor their approach to the needs and circumstances of those they interact with. Communicate with stakeholders including businesses, individuals and regulators. Use digital technologies to manage, share and store information and to communicate with others. Follow and apply equity, diversity and inclusion rules and procedures when making evidence-based decisions and interacting with stakeholders. Use workload management techniques to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks and manage time effectively. Training schedule This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship. Requirements Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know. Skills Communication skills IT skills Problem solving skills Team working About this employer Durham County Council is the largest council in the North East, we employ over 16,000 people and have a budget of around £1.3 billion which helps us provide services for more than 513,000 people. We are a forward-looking council and recognise that we need passionate people who share our enthusiasm to deliver fantastic services to the people of County Durham. http://www.durham.gov.uk (opens in new tab) Disability Confident A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions. You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview. After this apprenticeship We are unable to guarantee a job role but there will be opportunities for progression while on programme Ask a question The contact for this apprenticeship is: Durham County Council Victoria Hall victoria.hall@durham.gov.uk The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000017750.