Job Description & Person Specification >
We have an exciting opportunity for a successful candidate to join Torbay Council’s Housing Standards and Environmental Protection team as an Environmental Health Officer/Housing Specialist (Housing Standards Supervisor).
You will be working with a team who are dedicated and passionate about protecting the health, safety and welfare of Torbay’s residents. By delivering a full range of Housing interventions, as described in the Job Description, you will contribute to making Torbay a healthy, happy and prosperous place for all.
We have been working hard over the past 12 months to ensure that we are ready for the opportunities provided by the Renters Rights Act 2025. We are confident that you will be joining a team that is fully prepared and looking forward to the challenge.
We are seeking an experienced, suitably qualified, dynamic and forward-thinking individual with the technical skills to deliver both traditional, creative and newly established Housing interventions whilst supporting the team in their day to day work and development, taking a lead responsibility.
Torbay is a wonderful place to live and work offering an unrivalled quality of life for individuals and families. The natural environment is a joy to behold and Our People Strategy is in place to make Torbay ‘the best place to work’
This post meets the requirements for an Enhanced Criminal Record Check. This will show spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions which have not been filtered in line with legislation, plus any information held by local Police that is considered relevant to the role.
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For an informal chat please contact Rob Kelly on 07946 790154 or [email protected].
Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 6th July 2026.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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