Private Sector Housing Officer

• Undertake investigations, programmed inspections, and relevant enforcement under the Housing Act 2004, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Housing and Planning Act 2016, and Renters' Rights Act 2025.
  
  


• Assess housing conditions using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and draft schedules of works, notices, and orders to achieve compliance.
  
  


• Process applications for property licences, including inspecting conditions, assessing management standards, and monitoring compliance.
  
  


• Correspond with landlords and managing agents, issuing Simple Cautions and Financial Penalty Notices, and preparing prosecution or tribunal cases when required.
  
  


• Assess and process applications for Disabled Facilities and Minor Adaptations Grants, scrutinising schedules of works and estimates.
  
  


• Maintain comprehensive casework records in the service's IT database and respond promptly to customer contact and correspondence.
  
  

Experience

• Experience of inspection, enforcement, and/or grant work in private sector housing (ideally within a local authority context).
  
  


• Experience in preparing statutory notices, reports, and evidence for enforcement action (e.g., formal cautions, civil penalties, prosecutions).
  
  


• Depending on the grade level, experience in project management, report writing, and delivering training or presentations to stakeholders.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health (or an equivalent housing-related qualification).
  
  


• A recognised HHSRS Practitioner Course.
  
  

Additional Information

• Working hours: 35 hours per week (To be considered)
  
  


• We work on biweekly payment schedule.
  
  


• This is a Hybrid role with 2 days in office, based in Hackney.