Private Sector Housing Officer

Private Sector Housing Officer

Post No: 4210

Salary: Starting from £41,511 to £44,711 per annum

Scale / Band: Grade 7

Hours: 37 hours per week 

Place of work: Worthing Town Hall

Closing date: 12th January 2025

Interviews: TBC

Following the wider Housing Services Redesign, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Council’s Private Sector Housing Team (PSHT) as a Private Sector Housing Officer.

The PSHT are responsible for wide ranging duties to improve the safety of homes in our area for our residents.

As a Private Sector Housing Officer you will support the Private Sector Housing Manager and Senior Environmental Health Officers to carry out a full range of enforcement, advisory and grant aided activities relating to the Private Sector Housing responsibilities of the Council.

Duties within this role include a full range of enforcement, advisory and grant aided activities in the following areas:-

• Housing conditions
• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Housing or living conditions giving rise to public health concerns or causing a nuisance, such as filthy or verminous premises
• The delivery of Disabled Facility and Housing Renewal Grants
• Arranging public assisted funerals
• Assist in the training of students and enforcement officers, as necessary

You will have lead responsibility for activities assigned to your role, as considered appropriate by the Private Sector Housing Manager, as well as assisting the Private Sector Housing Manager with providing good customer service and complying with the relevant service standards.

We would like to hear from you if you meet the essential criteria set out in the job description/person specification, but if you do not meet all of the essential criteria, yet, can demonstrate that you have relevant skills or experience then we would still consider your application.

The successful candidate will receive training and support within the team.

To discuss the role before submitting your application please email:

private.sectorhousing@adur-worthing.gov.uk and a member of the team will contact you, we look forward to receiving your application!

The successful candidate will be subject to a Basic DBS clearance and three years employment referencing.

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.