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About the Role
Improve local housing standards and protect resident health across our borough. As a Housing and Health Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in ensuring every private rented property offers a safe, decent and secure place to live. It’s a role with genuine frontline impact – a chance to tackle poor housing conditions and protect the health, safety and welfare of local residents.
Responsibilities
- Carrying out inspections to address critical issues like damp and mould
- Processing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licences
- Drafting detailed schedules of work
- Participating in community days of action
- Upholding standards through the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
- Handling reactive complaints
- Enforcing legislation under the Renters’ Rights Act to protect residents
- Collaborating closely with internal services like Trading Standards, as well as external partners including the police and fire brigade
- Preparing legal reports
- Issuing enforcement notices
- Presenting evidence at courts or tribunals
Requirements
- Practical experience in private sector housing enforcement
- Experience investigating complaints
- Experience processing HMO licensing applications
- Experience applying relevant housing legislation
- Proficiency with standard office software
- Ability to manage a busy caseload efficiently
- Ability to build positive relationships with both landlords and residents
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments
- A 'getting stuck in' mindset
- Standard DBS check required
Skills
- Communication skills
- Innovative ideas to improve local service delivery
- Strong commitment to public service values
Location
- Borough (3 days/week)
- Home (2 days/week)
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Practical experience in private sector housing enforcement
Education Level
- Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health recognised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (or equivalent)
- Completion of a recognised two-day HHSRS assessor training course
Salary/Compensations
- New hires will start at the minimum of the advertised salary range
- Employees receive annual salary increases until they reach the top of the pay scale
- Employees will receive any agreed cost of living pay rises
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Genuine opportunities for continuous learning and professional development
- Highly supportive, friendly team culture
- Dedicated buddying scheme
About the Company
- Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places.
- Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
- As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence.
- We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
- We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.