Housing Assessment and Advice Officer

2 months ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Bedford Borough Council Full time

**General information**:
**Reference **:002127

**Closing Date **:13/03/2023

**Service Area**:
**Directorate**:
Corporate Services

**Service Area**:
Housing Service Delivery

**Vacancy Details**:
**Category**:
Administration/Clerical - Employee

**Job Title**:
Housing Assessment and Advice Officer

**Grade**:
BBU09

**Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles)**:
BBU09 31,099 - 33,820

**Contract Type**:
Full time permanent

**Contract Hours**:
37.00

**Job Advert**:
You will need to have recent, relevant experience working within a local authority’s homelessness department and be familiar with Housing Assessments and the council’s statutory homelessness duties. You will manage your own caseload and be required to take part in a duty rota and an out
- of
- hours’ service.

You must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and carry out comprehensive investigations and assessments of housing needs quickly and confidently.

You must be familiar with completing Personal Housing Plans and making Section 184 decisions. If you have the necessary homelessness experience within a local authority and you are committed to achieving fantastic housing outcomes for customers, then please apply

**How to apply**

**Please note**:
**The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of**:

- **a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)**:

- **a local government pension**

**unless the appointment in business critical**

**Additional Vacancy Information**:
**Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)**:
N/A

**Work Pattern**:
37 hour week Monday to Friday

**Is this an enhanced DBS role?**:
Yes

**Is this a politically restricted role?**:
No

**Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?**:
Yes

**Vacancy Location**:
**Location**:
Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough Council Recruitment, Bedford

**Location**:
Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford

**Is this a designated car user position?**:
Yes

**Attachments**:
**Job Profile** **:Housing Assessment & Advice Officer job profile.pdf (219 Kb)
**CV Template** **:CV Template.docx (16 Kb)
**Selection Criteria Template** **:Selection Criteria template.docx (11 Kb)


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