Job Overview
Trafford’s Private Sector Housing Team have an exciting vacancy for an Environmental Health Officer to join the team. The Environmental Health Officers in the team work to support the Team Leader (Private Sector Housing) in enforcing a wide range of legislative requirements in the area of private sector housing. This includes the investigation of complaints of poor housing conditions and undertaking inspections of private sector housing to assess potential hazards and carrying out any follow up or enforcement to bring the property to current standards. In addition, the team license Houses in Multiple Occupation and undertake work to bring empty properties in the borough back into use.
Key Requirements
* A degree or diploma in Environmental Health.
* Hold the Housing Health and Safety Rating System qualification.
* Recent experience and specialist knowledge relating to private sector housing enforcement.
* The ability to prioritise work and manage a busy workload and deliver to tight deadlines.
* A passion and pride in your work.
* Excellent written and communication skills.
Values & Behaviours
Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.
Trafford Council Vision
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential.
Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.
Workplace & Development
Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.
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