HomeChoice (Allocations) Officer - Housing
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HomeChoice (Allocations) Officer - Housing
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In this exciting and rewarding role you will work with the Housing Team to help assess the eligibility of households for social housing and nominating households to available accommodation with our partner agencies.
You will be responsible for dealing with general housing enquiries at the Council offices in person, on the telephone and via letter and email and be part of the out of hour’s homelessness duty telephone rota.
In addition you will undertake tenancy sign ups and check outs for our emergency homeless accommodation within the district.
About You
You should ideally have experience in housing and experience of dealing with the public in a housing capacity.
You must be able to work well as a team although you will often be out of the office working on your own conducting home visits and attending meetings.
Good interpersonal skills are essential in this role in order to work confidently and sensitively with households in often difficult situations as well as with other agencies attempting to resolve clients housing situations.
For you
Hybrid working with flexibility
We’re less about you driving to work and more about driving down our carbon footprint (meeting our pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030).
Our hybrid working policy offers many employees the opportunity to work from home up to three days a week should they wish (pro rata for part time working).
In support of our people and our Climate Change Strategy, we welcome hybrid working and are happy to talk flexible working too, where appropriate to the role.
Further info
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Leanne Hanrahan 01306 870626
Closing date for applicants: 12 noon on 23 June 2025
Interview dates: Tuesday 1 July 2025
DBS: Yes
You must have a driving licence and use of a car is essential. The post holder will also be part of the team’s rota for out of hours homelessness cover.
How To Apply
Click Apply Now or email our careers inbox submit your up to date CV along with a supporting statement, to let us know how you meet the required skills and experience of the job description and person specification.
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