Housing Technical Assistant
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Crewe
- Salary
- 11.98 - 12.57 GBP Hourly
- Posted
- 30 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 28 Dec 2018
- Sectors
- Health, Nursing & Social Care, Housing
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is looking for a Housing Technical Assistant on a 2 month contract with possible extension.
Working Hours: Monday - Friday. 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Job Purpose:
To carry out domestic property assessments and inspections of building works for payment purposes, to safeguard the well being of private tenants, vulnerable homeowners and disabled people.
Responsibilities:
* Carrying out visits to private rented properties.
* Carry out property assessments using a range of assessment tools including the statutory Housing Health & Safety Rating System and other relevant guidance in response to service requests and proactive interventions for refurbishments, poor housing conditions, overcrowding, UK entry clearance, empty dwellings, grants and loans.
* Determine the extent of remedial works to be carried out for the purposes of providing support to carry out repairs or adaptations, including grants and loans or to take regulatory action, prepare reports, advisory notices and schedules of eligible work.
* Provide advice, guidance and information to occupiers and landlords on practical methods to address the disrepair or building defects, taking into accounts relevant housing, planning and building legislation and regulations, eligibility criteria for grants, loans and other services.
* Carry out inspections of completed building works for payment purposes, including carrying out basic assessments of service users ability to use equipment, confirming that works have been completed to an agreed standard, detailing any remedial works in writing and liaising with contractors.
* Provide practical and technical support to other officers within the team to take appropriate and consistent regulatory action.
* Prepare evidence and reports for the pursuance of legal action in respect of housing matters such as poor housing conditions, visual amenity of land and empty dwellings and provide representation in court of tribunal proceedings.
* Represent the service with a wide range of other agencies and services including the Fire & Rescue service, Police, Home Office, Social Services, Occupational Therapy Teams, Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Planning, Building Control, utility companies, building contractors, equipment suppliers and registered providers of social housing.
* Promote the private sector landlord accreditation scheme, carrying out property assessments and developing property improvement plans.
Requirements:
* Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
* NVQ level 3 in a relevant discipline ( building, surveying, environmental health, etc) or an apprentice trained and qualified trades person with a minimum of 2-3 years post qualification experience.
* Construction knowledge.
* Experience of working in construction, architectural services, surveying or housing related environmental health.
* Interpreting / producing complex statistics.
* Experience in Microsoft Office.
* Willing and able to travel throughout Cheshire East.
Disclaimer: By applying for this role, you give consent for your information to be forwarded to our Client(s) and information of which may be retained within our databases
Working Hours: Monday - Friday. 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Job Purpose:
To carry out domestic property assessments and inspections of building works for payment purposes, to safeguard the well being of private tenants, vulnerable homeowners and disabled people.
Responsibilities:
* Carrying out visits to private rented properties.
* Carry out property assessments using a range of assessment tools including the statutory Housing Health & Safety Rating System and other relevant guidance in response to service requests and proactive interventions for refurbishments, poor housing conditions, overcrowding, UK entry clearance, empty dwellings, grants and loans.
* Determine the extent of remedial works to be carried out for the purposes of providing support to carry out repairs or adaptations, including grants and loans or to take regulatory action, prepare reports, advisory notices and schedules of eligible work.
* Provide advice, guidance and information to occupiers and landlords on practical methods to address the disrepair or building defects, taking into accounts relevant housing, planning and building legislation and regulations, eligibility criteria for grants, loans and other services.
* Carry out inspections of completed building works for payment purposes, including carrying out basic assessments of service users ability to use equipment, confirming that works have been completed to an agreed standard, detailing any remedial works in writing and liaising with contractors.
* Provide practical and technical support to other officers within the team to take appropriate and consistent regulatory action.
* Prepare evidence and reports for the pursuance of legal action in respect of housing matters such as poor housing conditions, visual amenity of land and empty dwellings and provide representation in court of tribunal proceedings.
* Represent the service with a wide range of other agencies and services including the Fire & Rescue service, Police, Home Office, Social Services, Occupational Therapy Teams, Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Planning, Building Control, utility companies, building contractors, equipment suppliers and registered providers of social housing.
* Promote the private sector landlord accreditation scheme, carrying out property assessments and developing property improvement plans.
Requirements:
* Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
* NVQ level 3 in a relevant discipline ( building, surveying, environmental health, etc) or an apprentice trained and qualified trades person with a minimum of 2-3 years post qualification experience.
* Construction knowledge.
* Experience of working in construction, architectural services, surveying or housing related environmental health.
* Interpreting / producing complex statistics.
* Experience in Microsoft Office.
* Willing and able to travel throughout Cheshire East.
Disclaimer: By applying for this role, you give consent for your information to be forwarded to our Client(s) and information of which may be retained within our databases