About The Role
Role: Housing Standards & Compliance Officer
Location: Chorley and South Ribble
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)
Salary: £39,862 - £40,777 plus 6% car allowance
Closing Date: 26 April 2026
If you're passionate about protecting tenants, improving housing conditions, and making a real impact in the private rented sector, this is a role where you can truly make a difference. As a Housing Standards & Compliance Officer, you'll be on the frontline of driving up housing quality, preventing illegal evictions, tackling damp and mould, and supporting some of the most vulnerable households across the two boroughs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone ready to build or advance their career in housing regulation – ideal for recent Environmental Health graduates or experienced professionals looking to apply their skills in a varied, impactful enforcement role.
What you'll be getting up to
* Carrying out tenancy-related enforcement under relevant legislation including the Housing Act 2004, Renters' Rights Act 2025, EPA 1990, and associated regulations.
* Providing verbal and written advice and mediation on tenancy and housing standards issues to tenants, landlords and other agencies and organisations, including referrals to other agencies and resources as appropriate.
* Supporting the implementation of the national PRS Property Database and use digital tools for case management and compliance monitoring.
* Working with other departments within the Council's and partner agencies on joint visits, intelligence sharing, and multi‑agency enforcement.
* Monitoring compliance with relevant landlord and letting agency redress and ombudsman schemes, giving advice and taking enforcement action, as required.
* Providing advice, education, and guidance to tenants, landlords, councillors, and internal colleagues.
Who we're looking for
* Experience in a regulatory, housing enforcement, environmental health, tenancy relations, or similar investigatory role.
* Experience handling complaints related to harassment, illegal eviction, tenancy disputes, or housing disrepair.
* Experience preparing enforcement files, statements, and PACE‑compliant evidence.
* Experience working directly with tenants, landlords, letting agents, and multi‑agency partners.
* Experience using case management systems or regulatory databases.
Other requirements
* This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.
* Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check (applied and paid for by the Council).
Our Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Hybrid/agile working from day one
* Local Government pension
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
* Volunteering days
* Free parking
* Car Allowance
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long‑term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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