Senior Housing Practitioner

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council; Sefton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Development opportunities

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a senior Housing Standards professional to lead enforcement and licensing services, providing expert guidance and handling complex cases. You will support the Housing Standards Team Manager and mentor Housing Practitioners & Compliance Officers.

Join a values-led council committed to fairness and dignity, with flexible working where possible and opportunities for ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing enforcement and licensing
• In-depth knowledge of housing legislation and licensing
• Ability to handle complex cases and legal proceedings
• Empathy, communication and mentoring skills

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership to Housing Practitioners & Compliance Officers
• Lead enforcement activity and legal proceedings where required
• Offer expert technical advice and guide colleagues on complex cases
• Collaborate with residents, landlords, partner agencies and internal teams

Skills

Housing standards

Enforcement

Regulation

Legal processes

Mentoring colleagues

Job description

About the Role

In this senior role, you’ll support the Housing Standards Team Manager to deliver high‑quality housing enforcement and licensing services. You’ll provide expert technical advice, guide colleagues on complex cases, and take a lead role in enforcement activity, including legal proceedings where required.

You’ll work closely with residents, landlords, partner agencies and internal teams, often supporting vulnerable people using your professionalism, judgement and empathy to achieve positive outcomes.

You will provide day‑to‑day leadership to a team of Housing Practitioners & Compliance Officers, alongside managing your own complex casework.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience in housing standards, enforcement and regulation
• In‑depth knowledge of housing legislation and licensing
• Confidence handling complex cases and legal processes
• A supportive, collaborative approach to mentoring colleagues
• Resilience, compassion and excellent communication skills

Why Join Us?

• Help improve housing conditions and protect vulnerable residents
• Be part of a values‑led council focused on fairness, dignity and respect
• Ongoing learning & development
• A supportive team culture with flexible working where possible
• Be trusted to lead, influence and make decisions

Sefton Council is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants and employees.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 1st Nov 2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).
Provisional interview dates are week commencing 16th November 2026