Private Sector Housing Officer

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Private Sector Housing Officer for our client a government organisation in Guildford, Surrey.

The successful post holder will focus upon ensuring effective and efficient investigations of Private sector Housing complaints, HMO/Caravan licensing, Providing advice to tenants/landlords and the role will involve inspecting Homes for Ukraine Sponsor properties for suitability, liaison with potential and existing hosts and Ukrainian guests and conducting initial welfare checks once placements are made.

This role is a temporary contract initially for 5 months with the possibility to extend. They will be working on a hybrid basis, at 3 days in the office 2 days at home, they will be expected to carry out site inspections and will need access to their own vehicle.

• Undertake visits to assess property suitability under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
• Investigate and enforce (where appropriate) housing standards service requests received by the department.
• Own HMO applications throughout the licensing process - triage HMO applications, Book & Undertake HMO inspections, through to the issuing of the final HMO licenses.
• Assist officers with routine Caravan Site inspections, Caravan site enforcement (including the Fit & Proper Regulations) and, where applicable the issuing/enforcement of compliance notices.
• Preparing legal files for court cases, where appropriate.
• From time to time, to undertake an initial home visit (and revisits) to families and individuals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to risk assess and identify any welfare needs.
• Remain vigilant to safeguarding risks and where concerns arise use existing guidance and frameworks to take appropriate action.
• Participate fully in individual supervision and training that is identified.
• Work in accordance and alignment with all national legislation, countywide and local policies and procedures. The following policies/legislation should be understood in detail:
  Housing Act 2004, Caravan Site and Control of Development Act 1960, Mobile homes Act 2013, Child and adult safeguarding, risk assessment, data protection, information sharing, equalities and diversity and health and safety to inform everyday practice.
• Maintain accurate records and external systems and ensure administrative tasks are up to date.

• Background in local authority.
• Extensive experience in Private Sector Housing.
• Experience of dealing with vulnerable people.
• Good communication skills, excellent negotiating skills.
• Experience inspecting properties under the Housing Act 2004.
• Experience inspecting caravan sites is desirable, but not essential.
• Awareness of legislation around Caravan site regulation, HMO licensing and enforcement, HHSRS assessments and in addition:
  Safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety and information-sharing is highly desirable.
• Access to a vehicle and full UK clean driving licence is essential as driving is required throughout the borough and maybe outside the borough on occasions.

37 hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday - Friday

Pay: £37.00 per hr