Assistant Housing Standards Officer
Directorate: Environmental and Community Services
Department: Housing Services
Salary: Grade D – £26,824 to £29,540 (Pay Award Pending)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Permanent
Location: Long Eaton Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU
Hybrid working is available.
Make a real difference to people’s lives and homes
Are you passionate about improving housing conditions and helping people live in safe, warm homes? We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented person to join our Private Sector Housing Team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to start or develop a career in housing standards, working alongside experienced professionals while gaining valuable knowledge, qualifications, and hands‑on experience.
The role
You’ll play a key role in supporting the team to ensure homes in the private rented sector meet legal standards. You’ll be the first point of contact for residents, providing guidance and helping to resolve housing concerns.
You’ll also contribute to inspections, data analysis and wider projects aimed at tackling poor housing conditions and bringing empty homes back into use.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting Housing Standards Officers with casework and enforcement processes
- Accompanying officers on property inspections, including assessing housing hazards
- Assisting with inspections of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
- Processing licences, notices, and other legal documentation
- Providing advice to tenants, landlords, and property professionals on housing standards
- Maintaining accurate records and updating internal systems and web content
- Analysing and presenting data using graphs, charts, and visual tools
- Supporting projects such as empty homes initiatives and Disabled Facilities Grants
- Assisting with preparation of evidence for legal proceedings
About you
You will bring a positive, proactive approach, strong interpersonal skills, and a willingness to learn and develop within the role.
You will need:
- Experience of delivering good customer service.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage your workload
- Good IT skills, including working with data and producing visual reports
- Five passes at GCSE (ie Grade 4 or equivalent) including English Language.
Development Opportunities
We’re committed to supporting your career progression. You’ll be encouraged and supported to:
- Work towards a recognised qualification in housing or environmental health
- Gain a Certificate of Competence in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
- Become a member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
What we can offer you
In return, we offer a supportive, forward‑thinking working environment and a strong package of benefits, including:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service), plus 8 bank holidays
- A casual car user allowance
- Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working policies available
- Access to training, learning and continuous professional development
- Free workplace parking across the Borough
- Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions
- Discounted leisure membership through the Fit for Work scheme
- Access to the VIVUP employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme
Closing date for applications
Sunday, 31 May at midnight
Interviews
Thursday, 18 June at Long Eaton Town Hall.
Please note: This role is only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
The council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview.
The council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
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