Service Improvement Officer

Job Description

The London Borough of Harrow is seeking a dedicated Service Improvement Officer to drive enhancements within the Housing Needs Service. This role is pivotal in ensuring the delivery of high-quality services that align with legislative requirements, corporate standards, and best practice. The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of improvements to the HPA2 Locata system, enabling the service to fully leverage its capabilities. Using performance data and customer feedback, the Service Improvement Officer will identify areas for development and create actionable improvement plans. They will design and manage a programme of service reviews, ensuring that recommendations are effectively implemented. A key part of the role involves analysing customer complaints, conducting quality checks, and constructively challenging teams and managers to ensure continuous improvement. The postholder will also oversee the collection and submission of data to the Department for Communities and Local Government, contributing to a national understanding of homelessness and its societal impact. Additionally, they will support the creation, monitoring, and evaluation of a learning and development programme for staff across the Housing Needs Service, helping to build a knowledgeable and responsive team.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience working in a front facing team interviewing and assessing clients need for assistance.
• Experience of working on defined operational projects, working to tight deadlines and objectives with minimum supervision.
• To be a confident, engaging communicator, able to positively handle contact.
• Ability to train and coach colleagues.
• To be able to understand complex data and the ability to produce user friendly reports and analysis
• To have strong quantitative and qualitative research skills with a good understanding of a range of research, data analysis and evaluation methods, as well as a solid understanding of homelessness services.
• Ability to work unsupervised, prioritise workloads and achieve targets and deadlines.

For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria

About us

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

Other information

Support for candidates visit:Harrow.gov.uk Our behavioural indicators roles below G11 and above G11 Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits

Important Note

To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk

London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

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