Job Details

Job introduction

This is a Permanent position, part time 22 hours/week

Interview date: To be confirmed

For an informal discussion, please contact Alison Perkins - Private Sector Housing Manager on 01273 292413

 

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a small team within the Private Sector Housing Team, to help deliver safe, well managed accommodation for residents living in private sector housing. The team is responsible for delivering HMO licensing under the national mandatory scheme, and a city-wide additional scheme for smaller HMOs; as well as dealing with requests for assistance from tenants.

You will have a full understanding of and be experienced in assessing housing health and safety defects and other environmental health issues relating to private sector housing.

You will have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills and be flexible in response to varying workload demands.

You must be a fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioner, registered as such with the Environmental Health Registration Board, have several years experience relevant to the post and be a full voting member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Company information

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified. 

Files

• Cover Letter
• Supporting Statement Guidance
• Our Values
• Job Description & Person Specification