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Temporary Accommodation - Lettings Officer - Grade 3

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£26,000 - £31,200 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Hays is partnering with Birmingham City Council to recruit experienced Housing Officers for the TA Lettings team.
  • The role involves providing temporary accommodation tenancy support, conducting welfare visits, and completing housing benefit forms.
  • Candidates must have a background in Social Housing and be knowledgeable about relevant legislation, with IT literacy and a valid UK driving license required.
  • The position offers a pay rate starting at £13.45 per hour for the first 13 weeks, increasing to £14.79 per hour with holiday allowance thereafter.
  • Applicants should have prior experience in a related role, and the contract is expected to last for at least 3 months with potential for extension.

Your new companyDue to the partnership between Hays and Birmingham City Council, we are looking to recruit some experienced Housing Officers to join the TA Lettings team. Being the largest leading local authority in the whole of Europe, Birmingham City Council are renowned for their expertise in public services and endless opportunities. Birmingham City Council provides the city's residents with a number of services to ensure stability within citizens' daily lives. Your new roleAs a Temporary Accomodation Lettings Officer you will be responsible for delivering a responsive and customer focused temporary accommodation (TA) tenancy support service that enables customers to sustain their TA tenancy and successfully move on into suitable secured accommodation. You will be out on the road between 10am - 2pm conducting TA floating visits to assess welfare, Health & Safety checks and complete a housing benefit form with the tenant. Outside of these hours you will be back at the office writing up your findings and doing any additional admin duties.What you'll need to succeedYou will need to be IT literate, as this role is system based, you will also need access to your own vehicle, hold a valid UK driving licence and be open to adding business insurance to your insurance policy. A further requirement is a background in Social Housing - this could be a housing officer, neighbourhood officer, homelessness officer etc. You will need knowledge of HHSRS, Legislation and Part 6 and 7 of the Housing Act. These roles will be an ASAP start once compliant. Before starting, you will need to pass your reference and compliance checks. On registration please have your 2 most recent employment details available for reference checks. What you'll get in returnThese roles are full-time, temporary roles based in Birmingham. Usually it is a 3-month ongoing contract with a high likelihood of long-term extensions. This position in particular offers a pay rate of £13.45 premium (£12 basic) per hour for the first 13 weeks, then an uplift to £13.20 basic per hour + holiday allowance which takes the overall hourly accrual to £14.79 per hour.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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