Tenancy Officer

About The Job
Salary: £30,024 - £39,152 a year pro rata plus £963 essential car user allowance
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Maternity Cover (up to 1 year)
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality tenancy services and supporting vulnerable residents? We are seeking a proactive and dedicated
Tenancy Officer
to join our team, playing a vital role in providing an effective and efficient Temporary Accommodation (TA) tenancy management service.

In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for overseeing tenancy management and support functions, ensuring a smooth and responsive service across key Housing Needs areas. Your work will directly contribute to sustaining tenancies, promoting housing stability, and improving outcomes for individuals and families in need.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About You
We are looking for a confident and customer-focused
Tenancy Officer
to join our dedicated housing team. In this vital role, you will act as a key point of contact for tenants, colleagues, and partner agencies, using your excellent written and verbal communication skills to represent the service effectively at both internal and external meetings. You'll play a central role in building and maintaining strong, positive working relationships.

You will bring technical knowledge and a solution-focused approach to routine tenancy issues, providing advice and professional support within your remit. With strong organizational skills, you will be comfortable working independently, prioritising your workload, and meeting tight deadlines and performance targets.

An in-depth understanding of housing legislation, regulations, and current housing practice is essential, as is a solid grasp of tenancy management, welfare reform, benefits, debt management, and tenancy sustainment. A strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion—particularly in housing—is also key to success in this role.

Ideally, you will hold a relevant housing qualification, such as membership of the Chartered Institute of Housing, or demonstrate equivalent experience and be willing to work towards qualification. The role requires flexibility, including the ability to attend meetings and respond to emergencies outside normal office hours and on weekends. A full driving licence, access to a vehicle insured for business use, and the ability to travel across Luton and surrounding areas are essential.

This is a public facing role so you'll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

If you're ready to make a real difference in people's lives and build a rewarding career in housing, we'd love to hear from you
About Us
Our ambitious
Luton 2040 Vision
– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in A person's criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

• From 25 to 32 days' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
• Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
• Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
• Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
• Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
• Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
• Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
• Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
• Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
• Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How To Apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out

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