Job Description

Allocations & Lettings Officer Housing

Redbridge

Contract

£20 per hour PAYE or £23.13 per hour limited via Umbrella Company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Allocations & Lettings Officer Housing.

Allocating permanent homes in line with the Housing Allocations Scheme through the choice based lettings system

Complete direct matching processes for those with medical needs (including delayed discharge of care cases), under occupiers, management transfers, sheltered applicants.

Verify the applications of final shortlisted applicants for permanent properties

Provide comprehensive housing advice on housing options for applicants to the housing register awaiting rehousing and to those allocated homes.

Allocate temporary accommodation, prevention and PRSO s in line with the Temporary Accommodation Placement Policy and suitability assessment

Let temporary accommodation and prevention and PRSO s properties, completing sign ups and providing appropriate advice to customers.

Role Context

This position is fundamental to the provision of allocations processes across the range of areas affecting vulnerable customers on the housing register, in temporary accommodation and who are being assisted into the private rented sector to prevent homelessness or discharge the housing duty.

This is a specialist role that requires good knowledge of the law relating to housing allocations around part VI of the Housing Act 1996

PLEASE ONLY apply if you have the necessary skills, experience and expertise.

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer.