Job Description
Allocations Officer
Exeter
Full time, Temporary
Hybrid - 40% office, 60% home working
We are currently recruiting for a Social housing organisation based in Exeter who are looking for an Allocations Officer to join their team on a temporary basis.
Responsibilities of the Allocations Officer include:
- Ensure that eligible applicants as defined by the current legislation and the Council's Allocations Policy are admitted onto the Housing Register.
- Answer queries from customers, stakeholders, support workers, Councillors, MPs and other agencies regarding the housing register and the allocations policy.
- Assess and prioritise applications for Council and Housing Association properties, through the allocations scheme, within agreed timescales and in line with the Allocations policy
- Assess Health and Wellbeing applications and participate in multi-agency assessment panels to award banding, prioritise applications for adapted properties.
- Collate weekly adverts for available properties ensuring the information is clear and accessible for applicants.
- Full job description available upon request
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience working within the social housing sector.
- Have up to date knowledge of housing and homeless legislation and guidance.
- Knowledge of Microsoft packages.
- A qualification in housing (desirable).
If you believe that you are well-suited to the role of Allocations Officer, please apply. For additional information, please contact Chrissie at Sellick Partnership Derby office.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
