Access to Housing Officer
- Employer
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Location
- Bradford
- Salary
- £32,029 - £34,788 pa
- Closing date
- 6 May 2019
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- Function
- Community and Customer Services, Homelessness, Housing / neighbourhood management, Tenant services
- Seniority
- Officer
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organisation Type
- Local authority
Access to Housing Officer
PO2: £32,029 - £34,788 pa
1 x 37 hours per week
Established
Based at Britannia House, Bradford City Centre
The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.
The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.
Bradford Council’s Housing Service is seeking an Access to Housing Officer to support delivery of a complex range of programmes aiming to improve housing access for vulnerable people, and strengthen the Council’s ability to tackle homelessness.
We are looking for an experienced housing professional to join our well-established team of housing access and homelessness policy experts.
You will need to be skilled in the following:-
- Identifying the housing and support needs of vulnerable groups including homeless households, rough sleepers and/or refugees, and designing and delivering solutions
- Developing and reviewing homelessness and housing access-related policies and service initiatives
- Giving specialist advice on homelessness, supported housing, and housing access issues
Confident, flexible and a strong team player, you will need to be comfortable with taking the lead on multiple projects, working closely with internal colleagues and external partners, and using your own initiative.
Further details can be found on the attached Job Profile. Applicants will need to demonstrate they meet all the special knowledge and experience / qualification requirements detailed in the Job Profile.
For further information on this post, please contact Sarah Holmes, Access to Housing Manager on 01274 432591 or sarah.holmes@bradford.gov.uk OR Yusuf Karolia, Head of Service, on 01274 434362 or yusuf.karolia@bradford.gov.uk
To apply, please click on ‘Apply’
Closing date: 6th May
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