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Hove Town Hall, Hove
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Subject to ensuring effective service delivery, flexible working arrangements can be agreed.
The posts are full time but part time applicants would be considered. A relocation package is also available if required (Scheme B - up to £2,500).
We are also recruiting for the following roles:
For an informal discussion, please contact Debbie Watts (Private Sector Housing Manager) 01273 293156
Brighton and Hove is a vibrant and popular place to live with a much higher than average proportion of privately rented homes, including a significant number of Houses in Multiple Occupation. We believe that our private rented sector should be well managed and that everyone has the right to live in decent, save accommodation.
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated people to join our Private Sector Housing Team, who will share our drive to improve the management, standards and quality of private sector homes in the city. Experience of dealing with complex problems and the ability to work under pressure is essential. In return, we can offer flexible working arrangements, a great office location near the sea and excellent terms and conditions including staff discounts on goods and services throughout the city. We can also offer great self-development and career opportunities through our People Promise commitments.
The team is responsible for delivering HMO licensing under the national mandator scheme and a city-wide additional scheme for HMOs. We will also be introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme in September as well as dealing with requests for assistance from tenants.
You will have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills and be flexible in response to varying workload demands.
Environmental Health Officers are required to have a BSc degree, MSc degree, diploma or current equivalent in Environmental Health. These courses contain a significant amount of certified practical work-based training which need not have been carried out fully by appointment, but we would expect a commitment to complete this.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
