Senior Housing Assessment & Policy Officer
- Employer
- Braintree District Council
- Location
- Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £33213 - £37248/annum
- Closing date
- 1 Aug 2019
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- Sector
- Public Sector
- Hours
- Part Time
- Flexibility
- Set hours
- Contract Type
- Permanent
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Do you have the skills and ability to manage, motivate and supervise a team?
The Housing Assessment Team operates Braintree District Council’s Housing Register and assesses the priority of housing applications. We are looking for a Senior Housing Assessment & Policy Officer to lead the Team as we develop our Choice-Based Lettings system and work together with councils and housing associations in the Gateway to Homechoice scheme.
As our Senior Housing Assessment & Policy Officer you will help shape the service in the longer term as we respond to local and national policy initiatives and to changes in the pattern of need and demand. Tasks include undertaking presentations and training for partner organisations and representing the Housing Service and the Council at various regional forums. This is a part time (job share) position working 22.5 hours per week. In return you will receive a salary pro rata of £33,213 to £37,248 per annum.
In return as our Senior Housing Assessment & Policy Officer, we offer excellent benefits including;
- Competitive salary of £24,075 - £28,188 per annum pro rata
- Flexible working
- Local government pension scheme
- Learning and development for all staff
- Staff discounts at local businesses
- Free parking
- Staff recognition schemes
- Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership
Our successful Senior Housing Assessment & Policy Officer will need to demonstrate the following:
- Good level of education and/or qualification from Chartered Institute of Housing or similar equivalent qualifications
- Relevant experience and knowledge and the qualities needed to manage a busy team working under significant pressure
- Able to communicate face-to-face and in writing with people from a broad range of backgrounds, including applicants, senior staff from a range of organisations, District Councillors and MPs- Good organisational skills to enable delivery of targets and provide clear audit trails
- Good IT skills including use of word, excel, and other databases to enable the recording of information and statistics
- Experience of working in a Local Authority Housing or Housing Association assessment/allocations team is desirable
Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative, innovative and forward thinking approach which is led by our staff. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 15th July 2019
Interviews will held on 6th August 2019
So if this sounds like the role for you and you would like to learn more about Senior Housing Assessment & Policy Officer then please click ‘Apply’ today
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