Principal Officer (Licensing & Housing)

The Strategic Alliance between High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has been in place for more than a decade. The Councils share a workforce delivering services to two distinct areas with their own corporate plans, priorities and financial reporting. The sheer variety of work is a factor that’s often mentioned as a big plus by our staff in terms of professional development. While we’ve achieved a lot there’s still much to do so it’s the perfect time to be joining us.

Principal Officer (Environmental Health, Housing & Licensing)

Work Base: Buxton and Leek Agile working  

Full time (37 hours per week)

Permanent position

£49,764- £53,758 per annum

(plus essential car user)

The Environmental Health and Licensing Department are seeking a forward thinking, motivated and passionate individual to join their strong team to make a difference to our residents and visitors.

If you have the necessary, drive and determination to succeed and want to be part of our dynamic team you will need to be able to demonstrate that you can

• Direct and lead the Housing, Licensing & General Environmental Health teams.
• Act as lead specialist for Housing, with the opportunity to upskill in the Licensing and General EHealth Department
• Assist the Head of Environmental Health with the development of all aspects of the Council’s service.

The successful candidate will have experience in the day-to-day supervision and mentoring of staff in the service, directing resources where required to provide a seamless service to customers and achieve measurable results to deliver the authorities performance indicators. The role includes monitoring and authorisation of holidays, flexible working, sick leave and any other people management responsibilities.  You will be required to support the development of our performance management culture to drive continuous improvement. 

As an experienced officer you will be expected to take the lead in developing and maintaining Housing, Licensing, and General Environmental Health, and support the Head of Environmental with day to day safety arrangements, corporate documentation, policies and procedures  to protect the health and safety of members of the Environmental Health Team as a whole. 

You will be required to work out of hours on occasions; therefore, flexibility around working hours is essential, as is a full driving licence and use of a car for work.

For an informal discussion regarding this job please contact:

Alicia Patterson, Head of Environmental Health & Licensing – alicia.patterson@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk 

Closing date: Midday Monday 2^nd December 2024