Croydon Council
Environmental Health Officer
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Salary range: Grade 10 £45,123- £47,262 p.a. plus fantastic benefits and progressing towards grade 11
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon
Environmental Health Officer – Grade 10–11
Make a difference to housing standards across Croydon’s private rented sector.
The role
Join our Private Sector Housing team, inspecting privately rented homes and HMOs, tackling hazards and poor property conditions and using your professional judgement to determine the right course of action.
You’ll work across property licensing and housing enforcement, from inspections and licence applications through to notices, financial penalties and prosecutions where necessary.
At Grade 11, you’ll take on more complex casework and additional responsibility supporting the day-to-day work of the team.
What we’re looking for
You’ll need:
- A Degree or Diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent, with EHORB registration or the ability to achieve full registration within six months.
- Experience of housing work and a working knowledge of HHSRS.
- Knowledge of private sector housing legislation, building construction and housing enforcement.
- The ability to identify property defects and appropriate remedial works.
- Confidence dealing with landlords, tenants and other professionals and progressing enforcement cases.
- A full driving licence and access to a car for work.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to use your expertise where it has a direct impact — improving housing conditions and protecting residents — while developing through our Grade 10–11 career progression route.
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You’ll also have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, up to 31 days annual leave subject to eligibility plus Bank Holidays, flexible/agile working in line with service needs and a range of Council benefits.
This vacancy may close without notice if a sufficient number of applications are received. Early application is therefore encouraged.
To view the job profile please click here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15d9-kU3nPDF1VAsculi9F_NEndgUcyg7/view?usp=drive_link]
Application closing date: Friday 2 October 2026
Assessment/Interviews: Week Commencing 30 November 2026
Apply early
This vacancy may close without notice if a sufficient number of applications are received. Early application is therefore encouraged.
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
- Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
- Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
- Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
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Key business plan outcomes:
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
- Croydon Council’s new ways of working
Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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