Private Sector Housing Trainee

inploi; Tameside; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a trainee for a three-year role in housing enforcement. You will work towards qualifications while assisting in ensuring better living conditions for residents and tackling issues with landlords. Ideal candidates will have good communication skills and be passionate about helping others. This fixed-term position offers the opportunity for salary growth as you gain experience and qualifications in a vital community role.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic to learn technical and people skills.
• Open to meeting diverse individuals.
• Eager to improve housing conditions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct property checks and inspections to assess hazards.
• Advise landlords on legal responsibilities.
• Take legal action against offending property owners.

Skills

Passion for helping people

Good communication skills

Literacy and numeracy

Ability to conduct assessments

Education

Level 4 Regulatory Compliance Officer Apprenticeship

Level 5 Diploma endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract for 3 years

Contract Reason: Specific funding

Salary: Grade C SCP 5 £25,583 - SCP 6 £25,989

Hours Per Week: 36hours

Base Location: Tame Street Depot

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

Tameside MBC 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

Come shape the future of Tameside with us!

Message from Julian Jackson, Director of Place at Tameside Council.

“Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that’s making a real difference to our borough.

Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tameside covering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day.

We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge, Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and asssets for the future.

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

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

For an informal discussion, please contact Gary Mongan, Regulatory Services Manager on 0161 342 2389.

Supporting Documents

↗ Private sector housing trainee job description and person specification profile

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