Property Licensing Assistant
Our Values
It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
Our Values are:
About the team we are recruiting to
Coventry is expanding with a growing population, a buoyant and increasing private rented sector. A key strategic priority for the Council is to therefore keep residents safe and tackle poor housing conditions.
The Council currently responds to complaints in the Private Rented Sector and implements the Mandatory and Additional HMO licensing schemes to deal with issues caused by the poor management of privately rented HMO properties. These services and schemes offer an opportunity to work in a busy high-profile environment dealing with the inspection and enforcement of all private rented homes, HMOs and HMO licensing.
We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.
If you are motivated, professional in your approach and have adept organisational skills then Coventry could be the place for you!
What is the job role?
This is an administrative role that will be hybrid working with the majority of the time working from home.
Some of the tasks involved are:
- Inputting data onto software and updating records
- Checking and processing HMO licensing applications
- Providing licensing advice to landlords and tenants
- Putting together legal documents and ensuring these are served correctly
For further information about the role please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a Property Licensing Assistant who could help make a difference to licensable properties in the City. If you are motivated, professional in your approach and have adept organisational skills then Coventry could be the place for you!
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'
Interview date(s): 30th October & 9th November 2023
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
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