Overview
This is a temporary funded post until 20 July 2027. This exciting opportunity is to join the Private Sector Housing Team on a full-time, temporary funded basis. The team is large and delivers a wide range of services that integrate public and private sector partners, including the empty homes programme, an innovative home improvement agency, landlord enforcement, selective and HMO licensing, the Good Landlord and Agent Accreditation scheme, and energy efficiency improvements. The team operates from the Town Hall with some home working. In this role you will focus on implementing transformational change to the private rented sector across the Borough and will work alongside other Landlord Licensing Officers to drive improvements across a wide range of initiatives.
Responsibilities
* The licensing of properties covered under Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004.
* Delivering and enforcing licence conditions along with action for failure to obtain licences.
* Tenancy relations dealing with illegal eviction and harassment.
* Partnership working with internal and external agencies to improve the standard of private rented properties.
* Educating and advising Landlords and Managing Agents through the Good Landlord and Agent Scheme.
What you will be working on
The common theme throughout these activities is to drive up standards of management and improve conditions to benefit the health, safety and welfare of residents living in private rented properties in Burnley.
Essential criteria
* Experience of analysing, drawing conclusions from and making decisions based on large amounts of complex information.
* Experience of dealing with difficult and confrontational situations.
* Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and from all backgrounds; able to present information clearly and concisely in both written and verbal formats.
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