Housing Services Technical Officer

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Scale 6 SCP18-22 £31,537 - £33,699 per annum, pro rata for part time

Hours: 37 hours or 30 hours per week

Closing Date: 25^th May 2026

This post is currently only open to employees of Fylde Council 

Housing Services Technical Officer - Full time/part time (minimum 30 hours per week)

Plus Essential Car User Allowance

A development and up-skilling opportunity has arisen, advertised internally, for the role of Housing Services Technical Officer within the Housing Service.  The successful candidate will be supported to develop into the role and undertake duties required under the Housing Act 2004 and Renters Rights Act 2025.

The main purpose of the role is to support the Housing Standards Manager and Senior Housing Technician (Private Sector) to participate in the inspection, enforcement, investigation and administration of private sector housing matters falling within the responsibility of the Housing Services Section under the Housing Act 2004 and Renters Rights Act 2025.

The role will manage the Invest to Save scheme, working closely with the Homelessness services to process approved applications for Rent Bond or Rent in Advance funding and undertake inspections to assess accommodation under HHSRS.  The role will also be required to process funding received from external partners to set up tenancies.

Ideally applicants should have experience of undertaking inspections of accommodation within the private rented sector and/or managing grant funding from external organisations to establish tenancies. 

We will consider applicants who wish to work part time or full time.  Due to the demands on the service, if requesting part time, the role will need to be a minimum of 30 hours per week.

f you have any questions or require more information about this role please contact Kirstine Riding Head of Housing or Cheryl Bennett, Housing Standards Manager on 01253 658658.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)