Housing Reviews Officer

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**Housing Reviews Officer**

**Salary - Grade PO2 (**£38,133** - **£46,206**)**

**Fixed Term Full time (12 Months)**

**Location: Housing Dept 90 Putney Bridge Road**

**Other essential information: Working in both Richmond and Wandsworth Boroughs**

**Objective of role**

Are you an experienced and knowledgeable housing professional with experience of robust decision making against a legislative framework?

Do you have experience in conducting housing reviews and sharing your expertise within a multidisciplinary housing options service?

If you are passionate about evolving case law that influences homelessness services, this role could be perfect for you.

In this position, you will report to the Deputy Housing Reviews Manager and carry out a caseload of both statutory and non-statutory reviews. Your role is crucial to ensuring that our review decisions are robust and legally sound, ultimately helping to shape the quality of homelessness services across Richmond and Wandsworth Councils.

You will be working across both boroughs, contributing to a fast-paced environment where your decisions will have a direct impact on service delivery and the lives of those at risk of homelessness.

**About the role**
- You will operate in a fast-paced working environment working to statutory deadlines and ensuring that reviews are carried out in accordance with the relevant timescales.
- You will be responsible for managing a case load of reviews and will be required to provide detailed written decisions that are robustly defendable if challenged on appeal.
- You will work collaboratively with other Council services to ensure that learning opportunities shared in a meaningful and informative way.
- You will be required to attend court, instructing and advising counsel where appropriate

**Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

To excel in this role, you will need:

- A detailed knowledge of housing legislation and an analytical approach to your work, you will be able to able to critically evaluate information and communicate complex decisions clearly in writing.
- Experience of attending court, providing detailed case information, and advising counsel on short notice when necessary.
- Experience in performance appraisal and development, ensuring your team meets its objectives.
- Experience of collaborative working as part of a wider management team in a fast paced, front line housing service
- Experience of managing, motivating and supervising staff.

**Closing Date**: Sunday 24th November 2024

**Shortlisting Date**: W/C 25th November 2024

**Interview Date**: TBC

Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

**We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.**

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.