Temporary Accommodation Housing Officer

Job introduction

Fixed Term for 2 years

The Temporary Accommodation Team are offering a fixed term or secondment opportunity for a Housing Officer. The role involves providing an efficient service to tenants and licensees in temporary accommodation, to ensure the effective use of properties minimising voids and to ensure properties are maintained to an agreed property standard.

The job would be offered as fixed term to external candidates and may be available as a secondment to internal candidates.

This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, please ensure you have read the Secondment policy to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.

For an informal discussion, please contact Louise Lowery - Temporary Accommodation Manager on louise.lowery@brighton-hove.gov.uk.

About the role

The Housing officer Role within the Temporary Accommodation service can be a varied and enjoyable position. Working with our customers to provide information and advice around their Homeless applications. Carrying out tenancy visits ensuring they comply with the terms of their tenancy agreement providing general advice to tenants regarding any arrears, court costs, housing benefits, overpayments or rechargeable repairs.

It also involves dealing with Antisocial Behaviour, preparing legal documents and attending case conferences.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

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Company information

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Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.