JOB TITLE: Private Sector Housing Officer DEPARTMENT: Strategic Housing (Private Sector Housing) POST NUMBER: 1968 GRADE: Scale 5 DURATION OF ROLE: 18 months HOURS: 37 hours per week ACCOUNTABLE TO: Senior Private Sector Housing Officer LOCATION: City Offices and hybrid working from home (first three weeks at the City Offices) POST OBJECTIVE: To contribute to improving the quality of the private sector housing stock and ensure the sector is able to fulfil its potential in meeting housing need in the district. The post holder may be required to line manage one officer and will undertake the full range of private sector housing functions, including enforcement, complaint work, the licencing of HMOs, the delivery of disabled facilities grants, the inspection on empty homes as required, as well as assist in the annual inspection of mobile home parks. The post holder will also be required to respond to and investigate service request complains including those around damp and mould and vermin. All work will be carried out in accordance with statutory requirements as well as council policy and procedures. SPECIFIC TASKS: To line manage, if required, the Private Sector Housing Administrator. To investigate...