Housing Standards Officer

Reference: REQ000300
Salary: £40,444 to £44,253 per year plus £2000 welcome payment*

Make a real difference to people’s lives and homes

Join us at an exciting time as we strengthen our work with residents, landlords and partner organisations to ensure homes across the Borough are safe, healthy and fit to live in.

If you are motivated by improving housing conditions, put residents at the heart of your work and want to contribute to community wellbeing, we would love to hear from you.

The role

As a Housing Standards Officer, your work will directly contribute to tackling the poor housing conditions that affect physical and mental health by driving improvements in residents’ homes and supporting healthier, safer communities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Investigating complaints and undertaking property inspections
• Inspecting and licensing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
• Identifying hazards using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
• Preparing statutory notices, schedules of works and taking enforcement action
• Working constructively with residents, landlords and colleagues to achieve positive outcomes

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same, offering the opportunity to apply your professional judgement while seeing the results of your work on the ground.

About you

You will bring solid experience and confidence in regulatory housing enforcement and inspections, together with a strong commitment to improving standards for residents.

You will need:

• Experience of housing enforcement, including HMO licensing
• A Certificate of Competence in applying HHSRS and practical experience is using this
• An honours degree (2:2 or above) in Building and Construction, Construction Management, Surveying or a related discipline or equivalent qualification/experience, such as an HND with at least three years’ relevant experience, or qualified Environmental Health Practitioner status (CEnvH) with housing experience.

Attractive £2,000 Welcome Payment*

We value your expertise and commitment. To help you get started, we offer a £2,000 welcome payment*, payable with your first salary.

*Terms and conditions apply to the welcome payment. For further information about the welcome payment please contact Jo Watts, Head of HR on 0115 907 1038.

What we can offer you

In return, we offer a supportive, forward-thinking working environment and a strong package of benefits, including:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service), plus 8 bank holidays
• A casual car user allowance, as you will need to drive as part of this role
• Flexible, family-friendly and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to training, learning and continuous professional development
• Free workplace parking across the Borough
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with salary sacrifice options
• Discounted leisure membership through the Fit for Work scheme
• Access to the employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme

View the Job Description and Person Specification

Interested?

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nathan Riley on 0115 907 2244. No recruitment companies or advertisers, please.

Closing date: Sunday, 29 November 2026 at midnight.

Interviews: 11 December 2026 at Long Eaton Town Hall.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply with a CV and a supporting statement, clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role.

To submit a CV please click on the ‘Apply Online’ icon located at the foot of the page. You will be requested to provide some basic information before you upload your CV.

Please note: This role is only open to applicants who already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

For further information about working for Erewash Borough Council and how to apply for this job please visit our website at https://www.erewash.gov.uk/jobs-section/jobs.html

Alternatively, an application form and job description are available from Human Resources, Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP, Telephone: 0115 9316001 (Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm) or e-mail: jobs@erewash.gov.uk

**IMPORTANT: Your supporting statement is an opportunity to demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the role. Please refer to the person specification when providing examples, as this will be a key source of information for shortlisting.**

If you are a current employee of Erewash Borough Council and you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must apply through your Employee Self Service account. If you do not have access to Employee Self Service, you must complete a paper or word version of Erewash Borough Council’s job application form.

The council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview.

The council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Please ensure that you make it clear on your application form that you wish to be considered under these criteria.