Housing Standards Officer

MMP Consultancy are working with a fantastic organisation to recruit a Housing Standards Officer to join them on a temporary basis in West Sussex.

Responsibilities:

• To discharge the duties of the post in accordance with the Corporate Plan with a view to continuous improvement of clients services.
• Work with other staff and management of the Housing Standards Team, to help ensure the team delivers the highest quality environmental health services possible.
• Promote an enthusiastic, positive, and professional atmosphere within the Housing Standards Team and to provide a customer and stakeholder focused approach.
• Contribute positively to a "team working ethos", both within the Environmental Health service and the client as a whole.
• Investigate and carry out operational inspections relating to the assessment and licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation.
• Apply all relevant environmental health legislation, regulations and appropriate licensing to ensure properties are safe and fit to occupy.
• Investigate and carry out inspections of all housing related complaints. To apply all relevant environmental health legislation, regulations and appropriate licensing to ensure properties are safe and fit to occupy.
• Respond to Disabled Facility Grant enquiries in a timely manner; process, inspect and deliver appropriate adaptations in accordance with Occupational Therapist recommendations together with associated financial assistance and maintaining appropriate records.

Skills & Experience

• Recent experience of carrying out inspections and applying current housing standards.
• Ability to interpret specialist information e.g. technical plans/drawings and specifications.
• Experience in processing, inspecting and delivering Disabled Facilities Grants.
• Recent experience of carrying out assessments and licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation.
• Recent experience of carrying out inspections and applying current housing standards using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).