Job vacancy details
Principal Nuisance Response Officer
Employer:Reading Borough Council
Reference:HCC0469
Salary:£31,348 - £34,107 pa
Hours:Full time, 37 hours per week
Working pattern:Full Time, Permanent position
Location:RG1
Closing date:05/12/2008 23:59 PM
Reading has recently been awarded two stars from the Audit Commission and is committed to working with our residents to tackle anti-social behaviour.
We are looking for a motivated and customer-focused person with a genuine interest in housing to join our team and help us deliver an excellent housing service.
You will be leading a specialist team of three nuisance response officers and be responsible for helping to develop and implement our anti-social behaviour strategy and ensuring our service delivers practical solutions to problems of anti-social behaviour as well as taking cases to court. In addition, you will be managing three advice shops operated by the council.
You will have:
• a good knowledge of relevant housing legislation
• knowledge of anti-social behaviour procedures in a housing context and an understanding of the problems experienced by our residents
• the ability to deliver a multi-agency approach to problem solving and to maintain close links with partner organisations to deal swiftly and effectively with anti-social behaviour
• excellent interpersonal, literacy and IT skills
• excellent health and safety awareness
• the willingness to work evenings and weekends on occasion as part of a team providing a flexible and responsive service
• the ability to achieve objectives to meet the service aims
• the ability to operate at a strategic level and contribute to policy development
• strong leadership skills.
If you have the drive, determination and skills needed to meet the challenges of dealing effectively with anti-social behaviour, then we very much want to hear from you.
For more information, please contact Tom Martin on 0118 939 0839 or email: Tom.Martin@reading.gov.uk
A Criminal Records Disclosure will be sought from the successful candidate.
Closing date: 5 December 2008
Equal Opportunities
We can only accept applications from people entitled to work in the UK, i.e. a citizen of the European Union or someone with a valid work permit. Equal opportunities for all. Positive about disability.
