EHO/Community Protection Officer

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an experienced Environmental Health Officer / Community Protection Officer to join the Private Sector Housing Team. This role will drive the Selective Licensing programme, improve housing standards and ensure landlords meet their responsibilities to provide safe, well-managed homes across the borough.

You will undertake inspections, investigations and enforcement actions, provide professional guidance to landlords and tenants, and support service

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Health or recognised equivalent qualification.
• Competency in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
• Experience in housing enforcement, environmental health or regulatory services.
• Experience of investigating offences, serving statutory notices and enforcement action.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and undertake compliance inspections within Selective Licensing areas.
• Investigate housing standards complaints and identify hazards under HHSRS.
• Deliver proportionate but robust enforcement action where standards are not met.
• Issue legal notices, prepare evidence files and support prosecutions and penalties.
• Provide professional advice and guidance to landlords, agents, tenants and partner agencies.
• Manage complex housing enforcement cases and contribute to service improvements.

Skills

Degree in Environmental Health

HHSRS competency

Housing enforcement experience

Regulatory services experience

Communication skills

Workload management

Education

Degree in Environmental Health or equivalent

Job description

EHO/Community Protection Officer

Salary: £39,152 - £41,771 (Pay award pending)

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: Riverside House

Job reference: REQ23905

Are you an experienced housing enforcement professional looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to the quality of housing across Rotherham?

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council isseeking a highly motivated Environmental Health Officer / Community ProtectionOfficer to join our Private Sector Housing Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering our ambitious Selective Licensing Programme, improving housing standards, tackling poor property management, and protecting residents living in the private rented sector.

Working across the borough, you will undertake a wide range of regulatory and enforcement activities, with a particular focus on driving compliance within Selective Licensing areas. You will carry out inspections, compliance visits, investigations and enforcement interventions to ensure landlords meet their legal responsibilities and provide safe, well-managed homes.

The Role

You will:

• Lead and undertake compliance inspections within Selective Licensing areas.
• Investigate housing standards complaints and identify hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
• Deliver proportionate but robust enforcement action where standards are not met.
• Issue legal notices, prepare evidence files, and support prosecutions, civil penalties and other formal interventions.
• Provide professional advice and guidance to landlords, agents, tenants and partner agencies.
• Manage complex housing enforcement cases and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
• Support and mentor less experienced officers within the team.
• Help prepare the service for new regulatory requirements arising from the Renters Reform programme and other legislative changes.

About You

We are looking for a confident and experienced professional who can balance effective regulation with excellent customer service.

You will have:

Essential

• A Degree in Environmental Health or recognised equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through relevant enforcement work.
• Competency in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
• Experience of working within housing enforcement, environmental health, regulatory services or a comparable enforcement environment.
• Experience of investigating offences, serving statutory notices and undertaking enforcement action.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage a varied workload and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking service at a time of significant investment and growth in private sector housing regulation. You will be part of a team delivering one of the Council's most significant housing improvement programmes, helping to drive up standards across the private rented sector and improve outcomes for residents.

Our Values

At Rotherham, we are:

• Caring
• Honest
• Proud

If you share these values and are passionate about improving housing standards and making a positive difference to local communities, we would love to hear from you.

Help us raise standards, improve neighbourhoods and drive compliance across Rotherham's private rented sector.

For further information please contact: [e-mail]

This post involves working with children/ adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

Closing date: 07 October 2026.