Licensing Enforcement Officer - Internal Applicants Only
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: PO2 £39,951 - £42,840
Contract Type: Full-time Permanent
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 03/11/2024
Proposed Interview Date(s): 13/11/2024
Reference:1504
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
To develop and deliver specialist investigative support/advice for Regulatory Services in the fields of Housing Licensing Enforcement, including housing standards and all actions under Parts 1-4 Housing Act 2004.
Possess the knowledge and skills to be able to investigate possible breaches of legislation, serve notices, gather evidence and prepare cases for prosecution.
Undertake duties during standard office hours and outside standard office hours according to needs of the service to ensure relevant legislation, regulations and policies are complied with.
To ensure quality and value for money at all times and to ensure the service complies with relevant legislation, regulations and policies to consistently high standards and outcomes.
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Key Responsibilities:
To develop and deliver specialist investigative support/advice for Regulatory Services in the fields of Housing Licensing Enforcement, including housing standards and all actions under Parts 1-4 Housing Act 2004.
Possess the knowledge and skills to be able to investigate possible breaches of legislation, serve notices, gather evidence and prepare cases for prosecution.
Undertake duties during standard office hours and outside standard office hours according to needs of the service to ensure relevant legislation, regulations and policies are complied with.
To ensure quality and value for money at all times and to ensure the service complies with relevant legislation, regulations and policies to consistently high standards and outcomes.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of housing Standards & Licensing, specifically the functions:
- Property Licensing
- HMO Licensing
- Housing Standards
- HHSRS
Experience of producing written reports on housing licensing/ standards investigations.
Ability to attend and present evidence either at courts, tribunals, committees etc.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and to source support from external sources to effectively manage own workload and conflicting priorities, to meet strict deadlines and timescales.
Terms and conditions:
Satisfactory employment references
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Jon Fine, Team Manager at jon.fine@walthamforest.gov.uk or 0208 496 5154
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
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