Temporary Accommodation Officer
Grade: H
Salary: From £29,269 up to £32,076 per annum pro rata
Hours: Part time/ 18.5 hours - we can be flexible with days to suit yourself and the service
Contract: Permanent
Location: Harrogate Locality but may need to cover areas within North Yorkshire if necessary
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Temporary Accommodation Officer within our Housing Service supporting the residents of Harrogate locality.
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about helping vulnerable people, empathetic and have an understanding of the needs of homeless people.
Within this role you will carry out housing management functions in relation to temporary accommodation for homeless households, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the accommodation and ensuring residents have access to support officers whilst residing within the service and ensure properties are maintained to a high standard as well as working with vulnerable individuals who have multiple complex needs and carry out room checks and welfare checks.
You will arrange the inspection of properties from vacation, clearance, repairs, and lettings, to ensure vacancy periods and income loss are minimised. Ensuring all relevant paperwork is completed at sign up, fully explaining the conditions of occupancy to the resident and are responsible for organising the collection of temporary accommodation charges from residents in the council’s own temporary accommodation.
The role requires you to be responsible to maintaining breaches of licence within the accommodation are resolved promptly and satisfactorily in accordance with the council’s approved policies and procedures.
What you will bring
This is a very challenging yet rewarding role that does require someone who is resilient, has empathy and patience to deal with clients in difficult situations. You will also be able to manage your time effectively and priorities workload.
Working with vulnerable individuals and having this experience as well as an awareness of safeguarding procedures is required and having a good working knowledge and understanding of the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 is required.
This role requires you to be on an out of hours stand by rota on an occasional basis (which will be 2 weeks of the year) is required.
Contact and Apply
If you would like to learn more about our opportunity, we recommend contacting Tracey Thomas Housing Options & Support Team Leader on Tracey.Thomas@northyorkshire.gov.uk
When applying for the opportunity we would like to know about you and your motivation. Please complete the supporting evidence section of the application form on what your motivation is for applying, and how you meet the essential criteria.
An enhanced DBS is required for this role which we will provided
Key dates:
Closing date: 17th June 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 24th June 2024
Key documents
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