Property Negotiator

**Ending Homelessness in Enfield**

We are transforming our homelessness service to improve homelessness prevention, reduce temporary accommodation and end street homelessness.

Our new Housing Advisory Service will deliver sustainable housing outcomes for Enfield residents through a range of new services, including data-driven early intervention, community outreach, specialist practice teams and a street homelessness service.

We are seeking proactive, outcome focused people to join our Street Homelessness Service. The Street Homelessness Service has been set the ambitious target to end rough sleeping in Enfield.

**Property Negotiator**:
The property negotiator role is responsible for negotiating and procuring various forms of accommodation in order to either prevent homelessness awful the council’s statutory duties for eligible clients at the best price. In a cost-effective manner that provides value for money to the council. You will work with the market to increase the amount of PRS accommodation available for use in homelessness prevention reducing the use of emergency and temporary accommodation.

You will source accommodation for the client group that is both suitable and affordable and complies with legislative requirements, presenting legal challenges. You will also record and monitor service delivery issues and complaints as they arise liaising with landlords and agents to address and remedy issues as appropriate you will provide advice and guidance to Nana it’s out with the purpose of gain trust in the PRS market and developing relations with those landlords therefore increasing supply of accommodation for use.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and inspiring service aimed at ending rough sleeping in Enfield.

**Contact Details -**

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Mary Mullany on 07866922279 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.

A textphone (minicom) is provided for those with a hearing or speech impairment on 020 8379 4419.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click **here **to find out more.

**Why it's great to work for Enfield Council**:

- An excellent pension through the **Local Government Pension Scheme** (LGPS).
- Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers

**How to apply**:
**This role requires that you upload 2 documents.**
- ** A supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification.**:

- **Full work history document completed since leaving full time education, as this is a safeguarding role and requires you to work with Children and/or vulnerable adults.**

**Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.**

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