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Brighton (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£25,979 - £26,421
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The Temporary Accommodation Team are looking for a Visiting Officer to provide a frontline service to tenants by working in a collaborative way with council colleagues and internal and external service providers.
To ensure the general maintenance and upkeep of the communal ways, gardens, internal areas and environment of the Temporary Accommodation housing stock is kept to a decent standard.
For an informal discussion, please contact Louise Lowery - Temporary Accommodation Manager on 07759118099.
If you enjoy working with the public, in a diverse and interesting field then the Visiting officer is an opportunity to build on your current skills whilst developing new ones. The Temporary Accommodation Service provides and manages accommodation for households who are Statutory Homeless in the city.
This will involve visiting tenants in their own homes and lone working. You will also be expected to report any welfare concerns that you may have about tenants who are not coping within their tenancy to the Housing Officer or agency.
Working for Brighton and Hove City Council within the Housing Needs and Supply Team can be both rewarding and challenging. We offer flexible working, in the centre of the city, good staff training and development opportunities.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) 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 complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is 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 (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Encouraging a diverse workforce
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 encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
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