Apprentice Technical Compliance Officer

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool (L3 1AH)

Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025)

Posted on 8 July 2025

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Summary

We are looking for 3 x Apprentice Technical Compliance Officers to join our team in Private Sector Housing. You will undertake checks on private rented sector properties for compliance with licence conditions and ensure compliance. You will support our Senior Enforcement Officers.

Wage

£24,027 a year

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Training course
Regulatory compliance officer (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, times will vary.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

3

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Plan, organise and deliver inspections and assessment of caseload as part of a busy regulatory/statutory service in line with service objectives, policy and processes
  • Prepare notices/correspondence to licence holders and other relevant persons relating to licensed properties on time to the required professional standard in accordance with policy and procedures
  • Undertake inspections and visits for compliance with licence conditions at licensed properties under the selective licensing scheme and HMO scheme
  • Identify Housing Health and Safety Hazards and to escalate as appropriate for further investigation
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to enhance the role of business support throughout the Council

Where you'll work

Cunard Building
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1AH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

Your training course

Regulatory compliance officer (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Plan and deliver compliance support services in line with business expectation
  • Carry out activities in line with their organisations regulatory outcomes - ensuring business prosperity and consumer/environmental protection
  • Work within the organisations policies and procedures and the law
  • Assess regulatory risks and use risk assessment to guide their activities and target resources
  • Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment
  • Engage constructively with business and tailor their approach to businesses that they interact with
  • Take account of the provisions of statutory Codes in order to engage effectively with businesses
  • Plan their compliance support activities so as to deliver their responsibilities efficiently
  • Work as part of a team building and maintaining good working relationships with both business and regulator stakeholders
  • Make appropriate intervention choices to have the greatest impact on supporting compliance
  • Take a proportionate approach to intervention choice
  • Work effectively with other organisations
  • Prepare appropriately for checks on compliance
  • Conduct interventions in a proportionate manner
  • Be responsive to the circumstances encountered
  • Make informed assessments of compliance and risk
  • Follow-up on checks on compliance in an appropriate manner
  • Promote the importance of compliance, and their organisations role in supporting compliance
  • Provide information and guidance that is needed by businesses and/or those they regulate
  • Provide the tailored advice that is needed by businesses where appropriate
  • Communicate effectively with businesses that have failed to comply
  • Work with partner organisations to support proportionate, risk based responses to non- compliance
  • Conduct thorough investigations of non-compliance and allegations of non-compliance
  • Take actions to deal with non- compliance using a wide range of interventions including advice and guidance, formal letters and notices. Where necessary impose sanctions
  • Provide appropriate support for those adversely affected by non-compliance
  • Having sound judgement. This includes making decisions about the relevance, quality and accuracy of the information available and using and sharing it appropriately
  • Monitor and report on their activities and performance
  • Evaluate their activities in relation to their regulatory objectives and their organisations strategic priorities
  • Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements where appropriate
  • Use digital technologies to communicate with and support partner organisations and regulated entities
  • Use digital competencies to support the regulation of online markets

Your training plan

  • The training is delivered online via a classroom delivery
  • You will receive one day per week to attend sessions and complete work set.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/9-4)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Patience

Other requirements

You may be working outdoors in all weathers, and you will be interacting with members of the public.

About this company

The city of Liverpool is world-famous for its cultural offer, and our greatest asset is our people. Our residents deserve the very best from those who serve them and have a council they can be proud of - and you can help play a part in this. We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive, and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive.

After this apprenticeship

  • The possibility of a full-time position 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

apprentices@liverpool.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330420.

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Closes in 12 days (Tuesday 22 July 2025)

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