Housing Standards Officer - Ref: CH10425 in Walsall

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Housing Standards & Improvement Team for a fully qualified and highly motivated Housing Standards Officer to undertake day‑to‑day casework on property inspections, investigations, and advice. You should be a qualified Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner in order to carry out this role. This is your opportunity to be part of a team undertaking the whole range of enforcement activities within the private rented sector including but not limited to HMO licensing, private rented housing standards, and public health.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an officer who is enthusiastic, resilient, driven and has effective communication skills, the ability to adapt to changing priorities and the ability to work independently. The successful candidate will be required to carry out many duties that aim to secure property improvement; including HMO licensing, property inspections, investigations, enforcement, issuing financial penalties and prosecution work, where necessary.

About the team

The team deals with all aspects of Private Sector Housing, including minimum standards in rented accommodation, Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), Energy Efficiency and Empty Homes, Disabled Facilities Grants as well as public health matters. However, this role will focus mainly on inspecting, licensing and enforcing standards in the private rented sector.

Qualifications

We are looking for a fully qualified Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner to carry out this role, who wants to help make a difference by using their knowledge and experience to improve the quality of life for tenants. The successful candidate will have a Certificate of Registration with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Board (EHORB) or achieved Chartered Status of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

Benefits

• Pay relevant annual professional membership subscriptions
• You will be part of a forward thinking and supportive team
• Smart working – you will work in ways that gets the best outcomes
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement (27 days holiday per annum + Bank Holidays (rising to 32 days after 5 years’ service))
• Flexi time – being able to accrue up to 3 additional flexi days in a 13 week period
• An attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
• An opportunity to join a savings salary sacrifice scheme

This post is based primarily on working (and travelling to visits) from home, although there will be opportunities to work from the office, particularly where this links with the preparation of enforcement notices.

Responsibilities

In this role you will focus on ensuring improvements to the standard of the private rented sector across the Borough. Your main duties will include among others, the following. This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people and vulnerable adults.

Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

Closing Date: 30th April 2026.