Housing Standards Team Manager

A role with responsibility for management of a range of customer-focussed Housing Standards services to protect vulnerable renters, enforce the Renters Rights Act 2025, tackle empty properties, adapt and improve homes, reduce domestic carbon emissions, respond to fuel poverty, and meet the landlord function in relation to the Council-owned caravan site and provide a liaison service to the gypsy traveller community.

Roles That Matter

St Helens Borough Council is seeking an experienced Team Manager to lead functions across Housing Standards & Empty Properties, Disabled Adaptations Technical Team, Affordable Warmth & Welfare Benefits and Gypsy Traveller Liaison.

If you are a manager with experience of delivering housing services and the ability to lead services across housing standards enforcement, disabled facility grant (DFG) technical delivery, energy efficiency and gypsy traveller liaison functions, this role can offer you the potential to develop and succeed.

This role brings together services that make a real difference to people in their homes - often the more vulnerable residents within our community. You will have the opportunity to work closely with other services across housing services and the wider council.

Consider this role if you are committed to excellent customer services and are passionate about making a difference this role offers a real opportunity to expand and diversify your professional development at a time when the Council is implementing new government policies and legislation at a local level.

We are working together to build a better borough. If you have the drive to deliver, come and join us in this key role for the Council.

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Making a Difference

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St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.