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We are seeking an experienced housing options/homelessness officer to work alongside the Housing Options Manager to supervise the day to day case management of the Housing Options Officer and provide technical and legal advice to officers in terms of their cases and decision making.You will be knowledgeable in terms of the homelessness legislation and case law and have experience of carrying out homelessness reviews decisions. While not directly line managing the team you will hold regular case review supervisions and hold a small caseload of complex cases of your own.Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship.





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Senior Housing Options Officer

We are looking for someone with experience in organising and supporting teams, not necessarily in the housing sector, however some experience of administration and invoice processing would be required. We work in a customer focussed way to ensure that anyone approaching the service is directed to the right person or team first time and part of this role will be dealing with preliminary customer requests in a prompt, friendly and professional manner.Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship.





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Housing Finance and Admin Officer

This role will liaise with accommodation providers, particularly bed and breakfast establishments carrying out regular visits to residents and ensuring the accommodation meets agreed standards. Ideally you will already be working within a housing related sector however we would also consider applications from people who have other relevant experience, and the skills needed to work within this frontline team.Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship.





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Temporary Accommodation Officer

We are seeking an experienced and motivated manager to lead and co-ordinate the day to day operational business of the Housing Options Team, managing six Housing Options Officers supported by a Senior ensuring households approaching the council for advice or who are facing homelessness receive accurate information and receive a customer focused service.Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship.





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Housing Options Manager

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Essex Housing Independent Board MemberFixed Term, Part TimeAllowance of £6,000 per annum + expenses Location: ChelmsfordWorking Style: <a href="https://www.workingforessex.com/working-here/our-ways-of-working" target="_blank">Anywhere worker</a>Closing Date: 3rd August 2025 Please note interviews for this post will be held on 13th August 2025.This is a fixed term post for three years, with an allowance of £6,000 per annum, plus expenses.As an Independent Board Member, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the housing strategies of Essex County Council and its partners. Through Essex Housing Development LLP, you'll help address the growing need for specialist, affordable, and market housing across the county.By offering strategic insight, constructive challenge, and innovative thinking, you will support Essex Housing's performance and ensure effective, forward-looking decision-making at board level.Working in close partnership with the existing Board and serving as a trusted advisor, this role will play a critical part in shaping the strategic direction of Essex Housing. It will provide independent counsel to the Chair and Board during a period of profound transformation in local government across Essex.Over the next three years, the establishment of a new strategic mayoral authority and the creation of unitary authorities will fundamentally reshape the local governance landscape. These changes will replace all existing local authorities in Essex, including Essex County Council-Essex Housing's current parent organisation. In this evolving context, the role will be instrumental in ensuring Essex Housing remains agile, forward-looking, and aligned with the region's emerging governance structures.This role requires you to influence strategic housing delivery by building strong relationships with senior leaders across Essex County Council, central government, and key partners.Role responsibilities will include:<ul>
<li>Provide expert advice on housing development while upholding high standards for Essex Housing.</li>
<li>Support the Chair in setting the Board's strategic direction in line with statutory objectives.</li>
<li>Offer constructive challenge on current and proposed housing projects.</li>
<li>Help ensure confidence in Essex Housing's stability and viability among key stakeholders.</li>
<li>Provide industry insight and expertise specific to residential development and commercial property transactions and innovative approaches to achieving financial sustainability and viability, e.g. land acquisition and raising capital</li>
<li>Attend the Essex Housing Board, which will meet circa monthly and other events as required</li>
<li>To further the aims of Essex Housing, making sure that it keeps within its objectives</li>
<li>Work with the Chairman and other Board Members to direct and control the affairs of Essex Housing</li>
<li>To take part in formulating and reviewing the mission, strategic aims and values of Essex Housing, making sure they remain valid and relevant.</li>
<li>Working with other Board members to ensure that policies and practices of Essex Housing are in keeping with its aims.</li>
<li>To monitor the performance of Essex Housing, ensuring it is solvent, effectively run and holding the executive to account.</li>
</ul>Knowledge, Skills and ExperienceWith extensive subject matter expertise in residential development, at a senior level, you will have experience of operating at director level or similar for a reputable residential developer or housing organisation, contributing to their strategic aims. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to work with site appraisals, viability assessments and business cases, considering advice from surveyors, project managers and financial and legal experts. You will also bring skills in understanding and responding to different perspectives and working in a complex environment.Above all, you will have excellent communication skills, confident in building strong working relationships with relevant stakeholders, politicians, other board members and the development team to oversee, challenge and drive forward the Essex Housing development programme.Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life/the-7-principles-of-public-life--2" target="_blank">Nolan principles</a>, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

Essex Housing Independent Board Member

Job Description Homeownership Services Manager&nbsp; Starting Salary: £61,425 per annum Grade: H Permanent Contract 37 Hours per Week&nbsp; Thurrock is an exciting place to live and work. We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have retail and leisure that is among the best, with the magnificent Lakeside, and breath-taking countryside all around. There is over 1,000 acres of land ready for commercial development and there are likely to be 30,000 new homes built with transport links that can get you into London and other parts of the UK quickly and easily.We are an area of massive growth; £6bn has already been invested by the private sector in Thurrock. We have seen 7,000 new jobs created, with a further 30,000 anticipated in the next 20 years, and 1,170 new businesses in the borough, with leading centres in ports and logistics, retail, and creative industries.&nbsp;Thurrock Council’s Homeownership Service has an exciting opportunity to join an established housing department as Homeownership Services Manager. This is a management position within the Place Directorate, responsible for leading a team to deliver high-quality leasehold management, service charge setting and Right to Buy administration to support Council leaseholders while ensuring compliance with relevant housing regulations and legislation.Thurrock Council manages a diverse homeownership portfolio, consisting of leasehold, and freehold properties across the borough. This portfolio presents a unique opportunity to engage with a range of tenure types, ensuring that leaseholders and homeowners receive excellent service.This role provides a unique challenge for an initiative-taking and strategic leader with a vision for improving homeownership services. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving service improvements, ensuring financial accuracy in service charges, and maintaining strong relationships with leaseholders and key stakeholders.A key part of the role will be championing customer engagement, ensuring leaseholders are well-informed and that their voices are heard in decision-making processes. They will lead on ensuring transparency in billing, managing disputes effectively, and implementing best practices in leasehold services.We are seeking an initiative-taking individual who can self-manage their time effectively while also working collaboratively with other housing teams to enhance homeownership service delivery. You must have the ability to develop policies, manage financial risks, and support members of the homeownership team to meet targets.The successful candidate would have a strong understanding of homeownership legislation, economic management, and dispute resolution, and would be expected to hit the ground running in this role.A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check is not required for this post.&nbsp; Advert Closing Date <ul> <li>Redeployment Only:&nbsp;10th July 2025</li> <li>Internal &amp; External:&nbsp;27th July 2025&nbsp;</li> </ul> Interview Dates:&nbsp;To Be ConfirmedWe reserve the right to withdraw the role at any time - Candidates may be invited to interview upon submitting a complete application.&nbsp;Previous applicants need not re-apply.&nbsp; To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below: &nbsp;<a href="https://thurrockc.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/ThurrockCouncilPublicDocuments/EcX1Op-u-IlFnWiNIT32IvsBW5njKKUb-5oS3cLgy6Psew?e=s2mBrA" target="_blank">Download Job Profile (PDF Document)</a> “If you encounter an error message when opening the Job Profile link please refresh the error page”About usWhy Thurrock? Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead. This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough.&nbsp;Our locationThurrock is located on the north bank of the river Thames. Our urban centres are a vibrant mix of established towns and new young communities, with a diverse and growing population of around 160,000&nbsp;residents. We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have excellent retail and leisure opportunities, including Lakeside Shopping Centre, country parks, forests, and marshes. Thurrock is just half an hour journey away from the centre of London by train and well connected by road.Staff benefitsWe offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.Further information can be found here <a href="https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/working-for-council/employment-benefits" target="_blank">Employment benefits | Working for the council | Thurrock Council</a>&nbsp; Equality, Diversity &amp; InclusionThurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do. For further information about Thurrock Council please visit our website: <a href="https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Thurrock Council</a>





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