Homelessness Complaints and Enquiries Officer
Westminster
Contract
GBP 40.00 per hour limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35
Our client is looking for an experienced is looking for a Homelessness Complaints and Enquiries Officer
Hybrid (office and home:based working as required)
About the Role
Westminster City Council is seeking an experienced Complaints and Enquiries Officer to support our Housing Services team. This role will focus on managing, investigating, and responding to complaints and enquiries relating to homelessness services, including statutory decision:making, the housing register, and temporary accommodation.
The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of complex complaints, ensuring timely, thorough, and compliant responses while maintaining a strong customer:focused approach led by empathy, professionalism, and clarity.
This post is hybrid and will require working across council office locations and home working in line with business needs.
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Key Responsibilities
Manage and respond to complaints and enquiries relating to homelessness services
Handle complaints covering statutory homelessness decisions, housing register applications, and temporary accommodation
Ensure complaint responses are compliant with homelessness legislation, statutory guidance, and council policies
Manage a caseload proactively with minimal supervision, progressing cases efficiently to resolution
Liaise with service users, internal teams, and external partners via email, telephone, and face:to:face contact
Accurately record all case activity and outcomes within case management systems and relevant spreadsheets
Gather, assess, and analyse information to ensure comprehensive, evidence:based responses
Communicate clearly and effectively, leading all customer interactions with empathy and understanding
Independently drive workloads forward in a fast:paced environment
Complete all associated administrative tasks to a high standard, ensuring records are clear, concise, and compliant
What We Are Looking For
Essential Requirements:
Proven experience in complaint handling (mandatory)
Experience handling complaints relating to homelessness services (mandatory)
Experience dealing with complaints involving statutory decision:making, housing register, and temporary accommodation
Strong working knowledge of homelessness legislation and associated policies
Strong written and numerical skills
Experience using case management systems
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to operate effectively in a fast:paced environment
A proactive, self:motivated approach with the ability to manage work independently
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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients
are an equal opportunities employer