Senior Housing Practitioner

Sefton Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Council in the United Kingdom seeks a senior housing enforcement professional to support the Housing Standards Team Manager. You will provide expert technical advice, guide colleagues on complex cases and take a lead role in enforcement activities, including legal proceedings where required.

You will work with residents, landlords and partner agencies, delivering high‑quality enforcement and licensing services while mentoring a team of Housing Practitioners & Compliance Officers and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day leadership to a team of Housing Practitioners & Compliance Officers.
• Lead enforcement activity, including legal proceedings where required.
• Offer expert technical advice and guide colleagues on complex cases.

Skills

Housing standards

Enforcement & regulation

Housing legislation & licensing

Legal process handling

Team mentoring

Job description

• Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 01/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: REA/26/346204

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.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential.We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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 1 st Nov 2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).
Provisional interview dates are week commencing 16 th November 2026