Housing Officer

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Enfield to assist with the appointment of a Housing Solutions Officer, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion.,

• Provide advice, guidance, and training on Team issues to internal and external partners


• Ensure all casework and housing data is accurately recorded on notes and IT systems


• Ensure all housing meets required national and local standards and compliance


• Contribute the efficient and effective management of voids and relets processes


• Ensure all homelessness casework is delivered in line with the statutory homelessness framework


• Provide accurate and relevant housing, welfare, homelessness advice and support to applicants
  
  Significant knowledge and experience of working to conflicting deadlines and able to manage time and resources efficiently


• Significant knowledge and experience of delivering excellent customer service within a local authority housing and/or homelessness service


• Significant knowledge and experience of working in partnership to improve outcomes for homelessness applicants and their households


• Significant knowledge and experience of the management of temporary accommodation teams and schemes


• Significant knowledge and experience of the implementation of the statutory homelessness framework (Legislation, Suitability Order, Caselaw), including assessments, prevention, relief and main duties, TA duties and accommodation offers, housing and/or homelessness: 2 years (required)


• Housing Solutions: 2 years (required)


• managing temporary accommodation teams: 1 year (required)
  
  You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.


• You should have right to work in U.K


• This role requires a basic DBS


Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months

Pay: £22.00-£27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week,
• Company pension


• Employee discount


• Flexitime


• Free parking


• On-site parking


• Referral programme


• Store discount


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday


Ability to commute/relocate:

• Enfield: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)