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Accommodation Officer
| Posting date: | 05 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,572 to £31,067 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 February 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | REQ00932 |
Summary
We are excited to share this opportunity to join the Accommodation Team at Ipswich Borough Council. The successful applicant will be a key member of a busy team dealing with applications to join the housing register and the allocation of social housing including temporary/emergency accommodation for homeless households. Sitting within the Housing Advice Service area alongside the Housing Options and Temporary Accommodation teams, this is a crucial service to enable access to social housing and temporary accommodation in line with Council policies.
You will be verifying and processing online applications to join the housing register, Gateway to Homechoice, in accordance with the allocations policy. You will also be involved in work associated with the allocation of temporary accommodation for homeless households. This will include liaison with accommodation providers and other agencies to ensure suitable placements are made.
We are looking for someone who is educated to GCSE standard and will preferably have previous experience of working for a Local Authority or Registered Social Landlord, providing a high quality of service and customer care to all groups of the community.
You should be organised and a good communicator, as well as have experience of working under pressure whilst maintaining a high standard of work. Being flexible and adaptable to change is a must.
Having knowledge of the legislation associated with homelessness and allocations is essential and previous work experience in a similar role would be advantageous.
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
There are two posts available 1 permanent position, and 1 post is offered on a fixed term basis for 24 months.
This is a hybrid working role (a minimum of 1 day per week working in the office).
As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact Pete Fisher (He/Him) on 01473 433297 or via email at pete.fisher@ipswich.gov.uk or Caroline Clennell (She/Her) on 01473 433233 or at caroline.clennell@ipswich.gov.uk
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on 5th and 6th March 2025.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
You will be verifying and processing online applications to join the housing register, Gateway to Homechoice, in accordance with the allocations policy. You will also be involved in work associated with the allocation of temporary accommodation for homeless households. This will include liaison with accommodation providers and other agencies to ensure suitable placements are made.
We are looking for someone who is educated to GCSE standard and will preferably have previous experience of working for a Local Authority or Registered Social Landlord, providing a high quality of service and customer care to all groups of the community.
You should be organised and a good communicator, as well as have experience of working under pressure whilst maintaining a high standard of work. Being flexible and adaptable to change is a must.
Having knowledge of the legislation associated with homelessness and allocations is essential and previous work experience in a similar role would be advantageous.
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
There are two posts available 1 permanent position, and 1 post is offered on a fixed term basis for 24 months.
This is a hybrid working role (a minimum of 1 day per week working in the office).
As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact Pete Fisher (He/Him) on 01473 433297 or via email at pete.fisher@ipswich.gov.uk or Caroline Clennell (She/Her) on 01473 433233 or at caroline.clennell@ipswich.gov.uk
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on 5th and 6th March 2025.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
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