Senior Finance / Property & Support Officer
Permanent
Grade C- £35,412 - £44,075
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Temporary Accommodation Service within Birmingham Council.
The Housing Solutions & Support service are experiencing unprecedented demand around the use of temporary accommodation. There are currently over 5600 households in temporary accommodation, across a variety of property portfolios including hotels.
You will manage a team of Temporary Accommodation Support Officers, ensuring that households in Temporary Accommodation are resident and that they are supported to secure permanent Housing.
The successful candidates, will want the best for our citizens, be IT literate, with a housing, finance or customer service management experience. You will demonstrate resilience and the ability to work in a highly pressurised area of the business. You will be able to make sound decisions under pressure.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
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A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).