Housing Register Assessor

2 months ago

Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity within the Housing Solutions Team?

The team are friendly, dynamic, and very supportive of one another whilst working collaboratively in a confidential environment.

The Dorset Council Housing Allocations Policy describes how social housing is available through our scheme.

Dorset Council maintains a housing register but does not have its own housing stock. We work with social landlords (housing associations, community land trusts and alms houses) to support the aims of the scheme.

We offer a choice based lettings scheme which means applicants have choice about where they live. However, it prioritises those people in the most need of affordable housing. There is a high demand for social housing in the area and we will balance providing choice and housing need. Waiting times may vary and will be reported annually.

At Dorset Council, we prioritise investing in our employees' growth and development. As part of our team, you will have access to a wide range of exciting opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career. Through continuous learning programs and collaboration with knowledgeable colleagues.

**Further Information**:
This post is full time and is fixed term for 12 months.

This position offers the flexibility of working in a hybrid way providing support based in the Dorchester Office as well as working from home, whilst maintaining a great team ethic with regular catch up and share knowledge and information, as well as using Microsoft Teams to communicate throughout the day providing a network of support within the Housing Register Assessment Team.

**About Us**:
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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