Private Sector Housing Team Leader

Erewash Borough Council; Alfreton CP; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking council as a Private Sector Housing Team Leader, where you'll enhance community living standards through effective housing management. This role involves leading a dynamic team dedicated to improving health and safety in homes, ensuring compliance with housing regulations, and driving strategic initiatives. With a strong focus on collaboration and community impact, you'll play a vital role in shaping housing policies and practices. Enjoy a supportive work environment with generous leave, training opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Family friendly and flexible working policies

Casual Car Allowance

Free workplace car parking

Opportunities for training and development

Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounted leisure membership

Employee benefits discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects and teams in housing services.
• Practical knowledge of housing law and enforcement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Private Sector Housing Team to improve housing standards.
• Develop strategies for housing safety and health.

Skills

Regulatory Housing Enforcement

Project Management

Change Management

Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)

Education

Honours Degree in Building and Construction

Certificate of Competence in HHSRS

ILM Level 5 in Management

Job description

Private Sector Housing Team Leader

Directorate: Environmental and Community Services

Department: Housing Services

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: Grade H - £42,708 - £46,731 per annum

Location: Long Eaton Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU

Hybrid working available

The Private Sector Housing Team improves residents’ lives by making their homes healthier and safer through maintaining or raising housing standards, installing energy efficiency measures and adapting homes so that people can live independently.

If you are passionate about making a difference to people’s health, safety and independence and your focus is the resident before the building, this is your chance to lead the team and raise housing standards in and for the community as the council’s technical expert in private sector housing law.

Whether you are developing and empowering colleagues to take effective action, speeding up adaptations or leading strategy development and initiatives to improve homes you will be at the centre of driving ever better services with a dynamic team dedicated to improving the standard of homes, their warmth and their accessibility.

You will need:

• Experience of leading projects and/or teams as well as leading or supporting change and/or service improvements in partnership.
• Experience of regulatory housing enforcement (including HMO licensing), inspection, preparing statutory notices and schedules of work;
• Practical experience of identifying and tackling hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and enforcement in line with the Housing Act 2004;
• An Honours Degree (2:2 or above) in Building and Construction/Construction Management, Surveying, or a qualified Environmental Health Practitioner with housing experience or equivalent qualification or an HND and three years’ experience; and
• A certificate of competence in applying the Housing Health and Safety Rating System;
• ILM level 5 in management or equivalent, or management experience and a willingness to undertake study to reach this level.

In this role there will be the need to travel within the local area for which you will receive a casual car-user allowance.

About Us

Erewash is a bustling borough in Derbyshire that is perfectly positioned between the vibrant cities of Derby and Nottingham. With a blend of busy urban and beautiful rural scenes, Erewash enjoys strong and ongoing economic diversification and great transport links. So, it’s no surprise that our borough is a popular place to live, work and visit.

What do we offer?

• Generous annual leave package – 29 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) plus 8 bank holidays a year
• Family friendly and flexible working policies available
• Casual Car Allowance
• Free workplace car parking within the Borough
• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development
• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions.
• Discounted leisure membership with the Fit for Work scheme
• Access to an employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme.

If you would like more information about the job or if you would like more details about the role, please contact Steven Shanahan, Housing Services Manager, on 0115 907 2244. No recruitment companies or advertisers, please.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 23 May at midnight. Interviews will take place on Monday, 2 June 2025 at Long Eaton Town Hall.

How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply with a CV and a supporting statement, clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please visit http://www.erewash.gov.uk/job-search

To submit a CV please click on the'Apply Online'icon located at the foot of the page. You will be requested to provide some basic information before you upload your CV.

Alternatively, an application form and job description are available from Human Resources, Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP. Telephone: [phone] (24 hr. voicemail) or e-mail: [e-mail]

If you are a current employee of Erewash Borough Council and you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must apply through your Employee Self Service account. If you do not have access to Employee Self Service, you must complete a paper or word version of Erewash Borough Council’s job application form.

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.

Please ensure that you make it clear on your application form that you wish to be considered under these criteria.