Private Sector Housing Officer (Disabled Facilities Grant), North London

Pertemps; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Private Sector Housing Officer in North London. The role involves ensuring satisfactory living conditions in private accommodation, assessing and processing grants for disabled facilities, and taking enforcement actions as necessary. Candidates should have a housing-related degree and experience in similar roles. This contract position offers a pay rate of up to £35.63 per hour.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant support

Easy online registration

Referral schemes

Ongoing compliance management

Prompt payroll

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a similar role within local government housing.
• Proficient in assessing housing conditions and management standards.
• Ability to process applications for housing-related grants.

Responsibilities

• Provide a service to improve housing conditions in the Private sector.
• Assess and process applications for Disabled Facilities Grants.
• Take enforcement action regarding licensing requirements.

Skills

Experience in property licensing

Knowledge of housing conditions

Enforcement action experience

Education

Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health

HHSRS assessors training course

Job description

Private Sector Housing Officer (Disabled Facilities Grant), North London
Pay rate up to £35.63 per hour
Contract role, Local Government Housing

We are recruiting for an experiencedPrivate Sector Housing Officer in North London
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To provide a service to Hackney’s Private Housing Sector that makes a real difference to residents’ lives by ensuring that conditions and management in private residential accommodation are of a satisfactory standard.

• To assess housing conditions and management in DFG Home Adaptations Service, give advice and take action as necessary, including enforcement action or grant assistance to ensure that living conditions and management standards are brought up to satisfactory standards.

• To assess and process applications for Disabled Facilities and Minor Adaptations Grants and where necessary monitor adaptation works to enable disabled residents to remain living independently in their homes.

• To process applications for property licences, including inspection of housing conditions and assessment of management standards.

• Take enforcement action in respect of licensing requirements, non-compliance with housing conditions, housing management and other related defects.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:
This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role, and also the following qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health (or equivalent housing related qualification)

• A recognized HHSRS assessors training course

Please get in touch for more information.



This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to

• An easy registration process (all done online)

• Referral schemes and incentives

• Ongoing compliance managed for you

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses so please pass on to a colleague or friend who may be!
Please contact Helen on 07901286967 or email [e-mail] for more information.