Job Description

One of my local government clients are currently recruiting an experienced Housing Review Officer on a temporary basis. This is a 3-month minimum contract with the possibility of the role being extended further to work Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Hybrid working role were, however, you will be required to attend the office 2/3 times a week.

Overview:

• To ensure that statutory reviews are carried out within the statutory time limits.
• To liaise with the Legal Department and Head of Service to defend legal challenges whether that is from judicial review proceedings or County Court appeals under section 204 of the Housing Act 1996.
• To develop procedures and guidelines for officers in liaison with Service Development Manager
• To develop training programs and train staff in relation to changes in legislation/caselaw/regulations.
• To ensure that complaints, MP, Member & solicitor enquiries are logged and responded to within target timeframes.
• To carry out the statutory function of reviewing all homeless decisions, offers of accommodation and housing register assessments, where a review is requested.

Responsibilties:

• To ensure that all housing reviews and appeals (housing register, homelessness decisions, offers of social and temporary accommodation), are logged, monitored, and carried out efficiently, and within prescribed time limits.
• To liaise with the Allocations Team, Accommodation Services, and the Case work Team to ensure that all relevant information has been gathered to address the requests for reviews of homeless & housing register assessments, and social & temporary accommodation offers.
• To have regular meetings with the council s Legal Department in order to ensure that Section 204 appeals and judicial review proceedings are defended and to ensure that deadlines are met for witness statements and skeleton arguments in defence of County Court or High Court appeals.
• To ensure that legal costs are minimised in relation to threatened/actual court action.
• To monitor and prepare reports for the Head of Service and Members, on performance in respect of decision reviews and court cases.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your CV to Jahker Miah from Coyle Personnel Ltd.