Housing Standards Enforcement Officer (Trainee) NEW Bolton Council Posted today Bolton £24,413 [...]

Grade: Grade A scp 2 £24,413 to scp 3 £24796
Contract: 3 years Fixed Term

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The Role
Bolton Council is looking to recruit a trainee to kickstart their career in enforcement against poor housing and bad landlords.

Over the course of this three-year entry-level role, you will gain two qualifications, including a level 4 apprenticeship, and see your salary rise as you progress.

Too many people live in substandard rented homes that are taking a toll on their health and happiness. Housing standards officers hold unique legal powers to conduct property checks and tackle this. As a trainee you will develop all the skills you need to help people to live in better quality rented homes.

Working alongside experienced enforcement professionals, you will learn how to inspect and assess properties for hazards, advise landlords on their legal responsibilities and, ultimately, take legal action and prosecute the worst offending property owners.

During your role, you will work towards achieving a Level 4 Regulatory Compliance Officer Apprenticeship, followed by a Level 5 Diploma endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, nationally recognised qualifications for these in‑demand professionals.

About You
The ideal candidates will be passionate about helping people and enthusiastic to learn the technical and people skills enforcement officers need, from assessing and diagnosing property hazards to being assertive and having difficult conversations.

You will be open to meeting people from across a range of different backgrounds and visiting them in their homes to conduct assessments, which are central elements of the role.

Whether you are at the start of your career or considering a career change, you will have good communications skills, literacy and numeracy, and an eagerness to improve bad housing.

More information about the criteria for candidates can be found in the job description / role profile.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

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This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

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For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk

Supporting Documents

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• Staff Benefits
• Our Values & Behaviours
• Top Tips
• Job Description & Person Specification

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