Senior Housing PractitionerCouncil

About the Role

In this senior role, you’ll support the Housing Standards Team Manager to deliver high‑quality housing enforcement and licensing services. You’ll provide expert technical advice, guide colleagues on complex cases, and take a lead role in enforcement activity, including legal proceedings where required.

You’ll work closely with residents, landlords, partner agencies and internal teams, often supporting vulnerable people using your professionalism, judgement and empathy to achieve positive outcomes.

You will provide day‑to‑day leadership to a team of Housing Practitioners & Compliance Officers, alongside managing your own complex casework.

What You’ll Bring

Strong experience in housing standards, enforcement and regulation

In‑depth knowledge of housing legislation and licensing

Confidence handling complex cases and legal processes

A supportive, collaborative approach to mentoring colleagues

Resilience, compassion and excellent communication skills

Why Join Us?

Help improve housing conditions and protect vulnerable residents

Be part of a values‑led council focused on fairness, dignity and respect

Ongoing learning & development

A supportive team culture with flexible working where possible

Be trusted to lead, influence and make decisions

Sefton Council is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants and employees.

Apply now and help make Sefton a safer, better place to rent.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 1st Nov 2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).Provisional interview dates are week commencing 16th November 2026

Position type: Full Time