Job description
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Chelmsford City Council is looking for two Housing Needs Officer’s to join its Housing Needs and Allocations team. The successful applicants will need to be able to investigate and assess applicants. Eligibility and priority in accordance with the Council's Housing Needs Register and Allocations Policy, and be responsible for applicant casework in relation to client applications, including working in partnership with internal services, external agencies and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that the Council is meeting its statutory duties in relation to Part 6, Hosing Act 1996 as amended.

The successful applicant will also work alongside the Council’s Housing Solutions and Temporary Accommodation Teams to ensure that qualifying applicants to whom the Council owes a statutory homelessness duty have access to the Housing Register and that the case work for their Housing Register applications ensures that accommodation via Part VI of the Act can be used to discharge the Council’s homelessness duties and that applicant time in temporary accommodation is minimised.

The interviews are currently scheduled for the week commencing 16th January 2023.

As part of our accreditation with Essex Family Friendly Employers Charter, this full-time role can be offered on a job share or part-time basis, providing we are able to recruit to the remaining hours. Further information on the family friendly charter can be found: https://www.essex.gov.uk/family-friendly-charter/family-friendly-employer-principles

Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.

Job details

Job reference
REQ00001954
Date posted
09/12/2022
Application closing date
03/01/2023
Salary
Grade 6 - £28,560 - £31,287 per annum.
Package
Permanent, Hybrid Working, Flexible Approach.
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,560.00-£31,287.00 per year

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