Trainee Housing Standards Enforcement Officer

inploi; Trafford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization is seeking a Trainee Housing Standards Enforcement Officer in Trafford. This full-time role offers a three-year training contract, allowing candidates to earn two nationally recognized qualifications, including a Level 4 Apprenticeship. The position involves working with experienced professionals to tackle poor housing conditions and advising landlords, requiring strong communication, literacy, and numeracy skills. The role aims to improve housing standards and ensure tenant safety.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Friendly work environment

Living Wage Employer

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping people.
• Eager to learn technical and people skills.
• Open to meeting diverse individuals.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and assess properties for hazards.
• Advise landlords on legal responsibilities.
• Take legal action against offending property owners.

Skills

Communication skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Enthusiasm for learning

Education

Level 4 Regulatory Compliance Officer Apprenticeship

Level 4 Advanced Professional Certificate

Job description

Trainee Housing Standards Enforcement Officer

Salary: £24,796 rising to £28,598

Hours: Full time, 36.25 hours per week

Contract: Three year training contract

Location: Trafford Council

Closing date: 7 January 2026

Interview date Monday 19th January 2026

Your role

Trafford Council 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 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 4 Advanced Professional Certificate in the Private Rented Sector, nationally recognised qualifications for these in‑demand professionals.

About you

The ideal candidate 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 requirements can be found in the role profile. Please ensure you show us how you meet the criteria in your supporting statement.

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.

Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

Contact Details

For further information please contact [e-mail]

About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people‑centered and values‑based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.

To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford - Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)

If you are applying under the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme then you need to show that you meet the essential requirements of the job as set out in the ‘About You’ section of the role profile. You may be given the opportunity to demonstrate your skills, talent and abilities at an interview or other form of assessment.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

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For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor and we won't be able to support with your work visa.

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Supporting Documents

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