Temporary Accommodation Officer

Our local authority client based in South London are urgently seeking an experienced Temporary Accommodation Officer.

200 a day Umbrella

Purpose of the Job

Responsible for the day to day allocation and management of Temporary Accommodation, and to provide support and advice to residents to assist them to move on from temporary accommodation. To ensure compliance with legislative and defined standards, contractual arrangements and service objectives.

The post-holder will be required to undertake responsibilities across Temporary Accommodation Placements and Temporary Accommodation Management as directed. Temporary accommodation includes accommodation provided pursuant to Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996, and any other temporary accommodation provision outside of this Act, including temporary accommodation provided for other services.

Knowledge & Experience

• To have and maintain a thorough and up to date knowledge of homelessness legislation, case law and best practice, as it applies to temporary accommodation and basic understanding of private sector tenant and landlord legislation.
• To have a good practical understanding of allocation and maximisation of housing resources.
• Experience of dealing with a diverse and vulnerable clientele in housing/homeless related environment.
• Experience of working on own initiative as well as within a team environment, prioritising and successfully managing a personal caseload of work and achieving performance targets and meeting departmental objectives.
• Experience of contract/performance monitoring, understanding how to make these deliver for the organisation and actions to take should they not.

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.