Rehousing Officer

**Job Description**:
We are looking for an experienced Rehousing Officer for an immediate start temporary assignment based in Bridgend.
You will be required to provide support to the Housing Solutions Manager and the housing team to ensure that the operational need of the service supports the delivery of duties under the Housing Act (Wales). This includes supporting the team to place people in temporary emergency accommodation; ensuring all records including risk assessments are completed; liaison with service provides; communicating with service users; dealing with queries and complaints.
Responsibilities will include: - Make arrangements for placements to appropriate emergency interim accommodation for service users liaising with private sector landlords, 3rd sector project and internal colleagues on a daily basis-
- Ensure records of intervention are kept on CRM and that risk assessment information is appropriately shared with housing providers- Process maintenance requests for emergency accommodation and homelessness units- Ordering equipment for homeless hostels- Provide administration support for meetings to include co-ordinating calendars, circulating documentation and taking and distributing meeting notes- Previous office administration experience- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Working knowledge of MS Office to include Word & ExcelThis is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.