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Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Housing Management Officer based in based in Leicester (travel involved across East and West Midlands).
The purpose of this role is to take responsibility for the effective and efficient implementation, administration, development and monitoring of Housing Benefit payments, rents and residents’ accommodation charges.
This is a part time 20 hours per week, permanent role, offering a salary of £16,462.93 (£30,868 per annum FTE) per annum
To apply, you must have current driving license and access to a vehicle.
Main duties and responsibilities
- To provide line management and support to staff. This will include providing supervision on complex casework issues such as child protection, adult safeguarding and overseeing operational emergencies and ensuring high standards of casework.
- To be responsible for Health and Safety.
- To establish and maintain detailed monitoring systems.
- To complete all monitoring and paperwork related to the supported accommodation and all relevant Housing Management Quality Assurance Frameworks.
- To advise and assist service users in relation to claiming accommodation and other related benefits.
- To monitor all organisation Accommodations/Buildings to ensure they are well maintained and in good repair and undertake good housekeeping and supervise contractors, workmen and women.
- To provide housing support to vulnerable women and children giving due regard to safeguarding children and adults to promote independence.
Person Specification
- Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in work with vulnerable people especially DA victims, women, young people and children.
- Minimum of two year working with BME communities experiencing forced marriage & honour-based violence and abuse
- Minimum of three years in a care or social welfare setting
- You will have a strong background in working with people who have been victims of domestic violence and abuse.
- You will have worked for a non-profit organisation and have a good knowledge of how the benefits system works.
- You will have managerial experience in a similar setting, and it would be advantageous if you have worked with people with complex needs before.
- Fluent in English and at least one main BME language
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and write reports
- Good understanding of multi-agency partnership working, of different agencies both statutory and voluntary In-depth knowledge of principles of confidentiality
- In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Children’s act, Safeguarding children.
Role is subject to DBS check at the relevant level.
[Optional]If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please refer them. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay £75, in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already known to us.
Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.
RSR is a public safety & enterprise security recruitment specialist.
We assist public safety employers find the right talent.
We assist all employers when they want to source public safety and enterprise security skills and experience.
Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group.
The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.
The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.
