Housing Reviews Officer
| Posting date: | 11 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £39,471 to £47,830 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Exceeds National Minimum Wage |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Wandsworth High Street, SW18 2PU |
| Company: | Richmond and Wandsworth Councils |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | randw/TP/29/8452 |
Summary
Job Title: Housing Reviews Officer
Salary -£39,471 - £47,830 per annum
Permanent Full time
Location: Housing Dept 90 Putney Bridge Road
Other essential information: Working in both Richmond and Wandsworth Boroughs
Objective of role
Are you an accomplished and knowledgeable housing professional with experience of robust decision making against a legislative framework?
Do you have experience in conducting housing reviews or the ability to learn based on your housing knowledge and background.
Are you able to share 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 have experience of making decisions in relation to homelessness applications or applications to join the housing register.
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 ifchallengedon appeal.
You will work collaboratively with other Council services to ensure that learning opportunitiessharedin 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.
The ability to manage a large and complex caseload without day-to-day supervision.
Ability to produce detailed legal notifications for internal colleagues and service users and their legal representatives.
Experience of attending court, providing detailed case information, and advising counsel on short notice when necessary.
Experience of collaborative working as part of a wider team in a fast paced, front line housing service.
Indicative Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date: Sunday 27th July 2024
Shortlisting Date: W/C 28th July 2024
Interview Date: TBC
We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received.Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
Useful Information
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are 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 alsocommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers tosharethiscommitment.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 satisfactoryresponseto 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.