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This position has a direct role in facilitating a sustainable future for Hertfordshire, as well as allowing the county to adapt to climate change. Your role would involve working within LEADS (Landscape, Ecology, Archaeology, Design and Sustainability), a multidisciplinary environmental team.</p>\n<p>This role is a mid-level position ideally suited for candidates who already hold a degree of experience but are looking to take the next step in their career development.</p>\n<p><strong>About the role</strong></p>\n<p>We are looking for an individual with the ability and expertise to provide timely, high-quality advice and expert consultation on the flood risk, engineering designs and sustainable drainage aspects of planning proposals and applications. You will also input into flood risk management within the county through the regulation, inspection and enforcement of ordinary watercourses. 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Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community. </span></p> <p><span>With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.</span></p> <p><span><strong>About the Team:</strong></span></p> <p><span>We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual to join the Tenancy Sustainment and Support service in supporting clients to sustain their own tenancies. This is an ideal role for someone who has a passion to make a difference and help individuals to remain in their accommodation.</span></p> <p><span>You will be responsible for managing large and varied caseloads of often vulnerable customers who are at risk of losing their homes. You will liaise with various departments to resolve complex housing issues. </span></p> <p><span>As a Tenancy Sustainment Officer, you will show understanding of landlord’s responsibilities and obligations, have the ability to prioritise workloads, motivate people to engage, and work flexibly with a “can do” attitude coupled with a friendly and team-player approach.</span></p> <p><span><strong>About the Role:</strong></span></p> <p><span>Private Sector Solutions are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Lettings Officer, joining the team in successful delivery of an effective, customer focussed support services for households in housing needs.</span></p> <p><span>The successful candidate will need to be highly organised and innovative in successfully promoting and marketing key private sector schemes to the landlords, lettings agents and developers, ensuring access to good quality, affordable private rented accommodation.</span></p> <p><span>Postholder will be responsible with the service manager for strategic and developmental areas such as larger portfolio negotiations, managing the landlord forum and best practice accreditations. Successful candidate will also be responsible for line management and development of trainee Lettings Negotiators to enable them to reach the standard required of experienced negotiator.</span></p> <p><span>Postholder will be required to meet targets relating to the procurement of good quality private rented sector accommodation from landlords and lettings agents demonstrating best practice in the sector and delivering economic and efficient service.</span></p> <p><span><span>The successful candidate </span></span><span><span>will be required to hold a valid Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). </span></span><span><span>Further information about the Disclosure can be found at </span></span><span><span>www.gov.uk/DBS</span></span><span><span>.</span></span></p> <p> </p><p><span>For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification in hyperlink below:</span></p> <p><strong>Job Description and Person Specification</strong></p> <p> </p><p><span><strong>Contact Information:</strong></span></p> <p><span>For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Yasmine Wayne at </span><span>YWayne@lambeth.gov.uk</span></p> <p> </p><p><span><strong>How to Apply:</strong></span></p> <p><span>If you're interested in this opportunity, click on the apply button and complete an online application. 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Join us as our Housing Contracts & Compliance Manager and lead the charge in managing our growing housing portfolio of around 100 homes, including affordable housing for rent and temporary accommodation for homeless households.</p>\n<p><strong>Why this role matters:</strong> as a registered provider of social housing since 2024, we're appointing a new managing agent to handle day-to-day housing management from July 2025. Your role is to ensure our residents live in safe, well-managed homes, and that our managing agent delivers a customer-focused, value-for-money service in line with our contract specifications.</p>\n<p><strong>Your impact:</strong> reporting to the Head of Housing, you'll manage one employee and work collaboratively with colleagues to meet our obligations as a social landlord. You'll also ensure effective financial controls are in place and followed.</p>\n<p><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Manage contracts:</strong> oversee our contract with the managing agent, focusing on the new service's mobilisation from July 2025 and its ongoing delivery.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Monitor performance:</strong> review contract performance, identify issues, and lead actions to remedy non-compliance or under-performance.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Ensure compliance:</strong> monitor the council's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, identify risks, and implement solutions.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Collaborate:</strong> work with colleagues to optimise stock use, minimise rent loss, and ensure properties are safe, well-managed, and maintained.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Support colleagues:</strong> manage and support the Residential Property Coordinator.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Drive improvement:</strong> develop, review, and implement new policies, procedures, and processes to drive change and service improvement.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Why Elmbridge Borough Council?</strong> We offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing and professional growth:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Leave and flexibility:</strong> up to 3 days paid leave for dependents, the option to buy up to 10 additional days of annual leave, and a day off on your birthday.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Support services:</strong> access to a confidential 24-hour helpline.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Community engagement:</strong> opportunity to take a day’s leave for volunteering in the Elmbridge community.</li>\n<li>\n<strong>Work-life balance:</strong> The council closes between Christmas and New Year, requiring no annual leave for this period, and you get your birthday off.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If you are interested in being our Housing Contracts & Compliance Manager and would like an informal conversation, please contact Colin Waters, Head of Housing Service, <a href=\"mailto:cwaters@elmbridge.gov.uk\">cwaters@elmbridge.gov.uk</a></p>\n<p>Closing date is 9am on Wednesday 14 May 2025.</p>\n<p>Interviews will be held on Thursday 22 May and / or Friday 23 May.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"Salary: £52,633 - £57,106","publishDate":"2025-04-28T13:14:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-14T08:00:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/4fca8908-22f8-4132-8d22-a5a1b147878a.jpg","score":10130.611,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"eb902080-9ebc-42ae-8b73-9c9dc4e93f91","title":"Housing Officer","employer":"London Borough of Havering","department":"","location":"Essex","locationType":3,"description":"<p><strong>Grade 6- £38058- £41442pa </strong></p> <p>The Resident Services Team is responsible for assisting tenants to sustain their tenancies and encourage and facilitate their independence, quality of life, safeguarding and health and well-being on a wide range of issues including housing, welfare rights, personal finance, hoarding, tenancy management, mediation, life skills and the promotion of personal independence.</p> <p> We also develop an holistic picture of each resident so as to be the principal point of contact for other council departments in actively trying to resolve issues / blockages such as gas access, hoarding, tenancy fraud, safeguarding.</p> <p> The post holder will act as the principle point of contact for a local area, estate or patch or group of residents so that the environment and condition that residents experience is well maintained to a high quality.</p> <p>We are a highly motivated and high achieving team and we are looking for 2 additional Housing Officers with Tenancy Management experience to complete our busy team.</p> <p>The work is both challenging and rewarding you will charged with maintaining an  excellent and seamless service by working with partners and other internal and external services.</p> <p> The post holder will report to the Senior Housing Officer providing services to our customers through the following key objectives:</p> <p> • To establish and maintain effective working relationships with all work colleagues to ensure a one team approach to the delivery of     our services whilst meeting individual and team key performance indicators and targets.</p> <p>• To engage with appropriate internal and external agencies in agreeing and implementing support / action plans in providing a tenancy support service to new and existing tenants to sustain tenancies and reduce homelessness in particular; Neighbourhood Sustainment, Income Management, Adult Social Care and Children’s Services and Mental Health to deliver a seamless service.</p> <p>Work and build strong partnership links with other agencies to include determining risk, providing support to include mental health cases, domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse, disability to include attendance at multi-agency meetings.</p> <p> • Actively work alongside other Internal Departments to undertake casework regarding breaches of tenancy conditions including ASB, harassment, domestic violence, hate crime and nuisance to include attendance in Court. </p> <p>To work with key internal and external partners and stakeholders, demonstrating influencing and problem solving qualities in the delivery of excellent tenant and leasehold management services and the sustainability of tenancies and neighbourhoods.</p> <p> • To work collaboratively with the Income Team to tackle arrears and to support vulnerable residents.</p> <p>You will work within the Resident Services Team and have experience of working in social housing, tenancy management or similar public sector role, dealing with complex casework face to face and in writing, experience of developing relationships with wide range of local stakeholders and partners,  providing good tenancy, housing and leasehold advice, best practice and compliance is desirable.</p> <ul>\n<li> With a proven track record of successful multi agency working, you will be outcome focused, clear thinking and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will also be a skilled and effective negotiator and problem solver.</li> <li> You will have excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel.</li> <li> To meet the requirements of this key role, you must be customer focused, able to work on defined operational projects, interpret complex housing related legislation and guidance and be able to meet tight deadlines.</li> <li> The post holder will be required to work 36 hours per week or as required by the Line Manager to meet the needs of the service.</li> <li>You must have a full UK driving license and a vehicle to use for work.</li> </ul> <p>Please view <strong>Job Profile</strong> here </p> <p><strong>For an informal discussion about the post, please contact </strong><strong>Sanna.Shahzada@havering.gov.uk</strong><strong> or </strong><strong>Jennifer.Aneto@havering.gov.uk</strong><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>The closing date for the receipt of applications is 9th May 2025</strong> however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.</p> <p>You will be notified if your application has been successful.  Interview date to be confirmed </p> <p>Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770<br>  </p> <p><span><strong>Additional Information</strong></span></p> <p><span>We want everyone to choose Havering. When you apply for a job with us, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. Our residents and service users come from all walks of life, and so do our employees. Find out what it means to </span><span>Choose Havering</span><span>.</span></p> <p><span>The London Borough of Havering has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.</span></p> <p><span><strong>Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.</strong></span></p> <p><span><strong>We practice anonymised recruitment. 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Reporting to the Housing Options Manager you will carry out assessments of homeless applications to determine what statutory duties are owed to customers. You will then help customers either retain their existing accommodation or help them secure alternative accommodation.   You will have your own caseload and also participate in the team’s duty rota and manage a small team of Housing Options Co-ordinators alongside our other Senior Housing Options Officer.</p>\n<p>The role requires excellent communication and negotiation skills with a wide range of people and organisations. Your experience of working in a challenging front line homelessness service will help you to remain calm under pressure while delivering the highest levels of customer service. You will have a good understanding of the homelessness legislation and state benefits as well as having excellent IT skills and the ability to keep accurate records and meet deadlines. </p>\n<p>Waverley is an ambitious, dynamic, and innovative local authority, proud of being one of the highest performing Councils in the country. Key to our success is our commitment to team working and ongoing development of our high performing, highly engaged workforce, who all share in the delivery of the organisation’s values and corporate objectives.</p>\n<p>Waverley is a beautiful place, consistently rated as one of the best places in the Country to live and to work. The borough is within easy reach of London and the south coast. </p>\n<p>Waverley takes a robust approach to thoroughly checking anyone who wants to work with children or vulnerable adults. The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure at the Enhanced level from the Disclosure and Barring Service.  Further information can be obtained from <a href=\"http://www.disclosure.gov.uk/\"><strong>www.disclosure.gov.uk</strong></a>.</p>\n<p>The role will be a mixture of Office and Home Working (Hybrid) following successful completion of a probationary period.  The successful applicant will have a valid driving licence and a vehicle available for work purposes.</p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Elizabeth Donaldson, Housing Options Manager, on 01483 523452.</p>\n<p>For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Elizabeth Donaldson,  Housing Options Manager on 01483 523452.</p>\n<p>We do not accept CVs without a completed application form. 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The remit of the Housing Strategy and Policy team covers a broad range of policy areas including new supply, homelessness, rough sleeping, building safety and private rented sector policy. In this post you will be working alongside colleagues to formulate policy to deliver on the Mayor’s priorities and to ensure these policies are informed by sound evidence.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2>\n<p>This role will tackle a variety of housing issues. The role will focus on policy work that supports the Mayor of London’s agenda to increase levels of housebuilding in London. You’ll become an expert in your policy area and the solutions needed for London’s housing crisis to support senior colleagues across the Housing & Land directorate and the Mayor’s office. You will be responsible for proactively leading on both policy development and implementation, negotiating the trade-offs and complexities inherent in housing policy. You will draw on an ability to build and manage effective working relationships, as the role requires engagement with senior politicians, London boroughs, housing associations, central government departments, and wider external stakeholders. You will work in coordination with other GLA policy and delivery teams covering planning, regeneration, infrastructure, social policy and economic development.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2><strong>What your day will look like </strong></h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Leading on the development, review and implementation of housing policies.</li>\n<li>Providing advice to the Deputy Mayor for Housing and the Mayor of London.</li>\n<li>Researching housing issues through the analysis and interpretation of data, policy information, research and legislation.</li>\n<li>Respond to enquiries about the Mayor’s housing policies from London Assembly members, the trade press, Londoners, and other stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Realise and promote the benefits of London’s diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities, and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London’s communities.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2><strong>Skills, knowledge and experience</strong></h2>\n<p>To be considered for the role you must meet and address the following essential technical requirements in your application:</p>\n<p> </p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good understanding of issues and policy relating to housing or equivalent policy area.</li>\n<li>An understanding of the GLA’s commitment to equality and diversity.</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p>You must also meet the following behavioural competencies in your application, as explained further in the GLA Competency Framework (linked below):</p>\n<p> </p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research and analysis (Level 2 indicators of performance)</li>\n<li>Building and managing relationships (Level 2 indicators of performance)</li>\n<li>Communicating and influencing (Level 2 indicators of performance)</li>\n<li>Problem solving (Level 2 indicators of performance).</li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<h1>\n<strong>The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: </strong><a href=\"https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/gla_competency_framework_hr_28june2021.pdf\">GLA Competency Framework</a>\n</h1>\n<p> </p>\n<h2><strong>How to apply</strong></h2>\n<h2>If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>An up to date CV</li>\n<li>A covering letter with a maximum of 1,500 words, which outlines how you meet the two essential technical requirements and the four behavioural competencies (<strong>outlined above, behavioural competencies explained further in the GLA Competency Framework</strong>). We recommend that you structure your cover letter with sub-headings and include specific examples to ensure you present the information required for shortlisting. </li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the ‘CV and Cover Letters’ section’ of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your cover letter.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., “CV – applicant name - 012345)</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Please note, if you do not submit the above, you are unlikely to be considered for the role.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>As part of GLA’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination. </strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2><strong>If you have questions about the role </strong></h2>\n<h2>\n<strong>Alexis Harris, the hiring manager</strong>, will be holding a live one-hour session on <strong>MS Teams</strong> which will provide the opportunity for applicants to find out more about the role. This will be held on <strong>Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at 12:30-1:30pm</strong>. The session will not be recorded. </h2>\n<p><a href=\"https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDllNzQ2ZDQtOWI3Yi00MzUzLTg5YTctY2M3OTNjZjk2ZDk3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2230653dea-fb01-4b4c-8ddf-c183f89febfb%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2241120b4c-6565-44b2-ac27-66457bb42392%22%7d\"><strong>Join the meeting now (link here)</strong></a></p>\n<h2>If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the glaopdcrecruitment@tfl.gov.uk who support the GLA with recruitment.</h2>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Assessment process</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview and will also be required to participate in a short assessment. The interview will be competency based and address the technical requirements and competencies outlined above.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>The interview and assessment dates will be confirmed after applications are reviewed but are expected to take place in <strong>early June 2025</strong>. Interviews will be held in person at our GLA office in Southwark (169 Union Street, SE1 0LL).</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Equality, diversity and inclusion</strong></p>\n<p>London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share. </p>\n<p>Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2><strong>Benefits</strong></h2>\n<p>GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.</p>\n<p>In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.</p>\n<h2> </h2>\n<h2><strong>Additional Information</strong></h2>\n<p><strong>Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening. </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you are a GLA employee applying for an internal fixed-term position, as an internal secondment opportunity, you must ensure you satisfy the following secondment policy criteria listed below before applying </p>\n<ul>\n<li>On a permanent contract or a fixed term contract where the time left on the contract at the point at which you apply for secondment is longer than the secondment period;</li>\n<li>successfully completed your probation period and are performing to the required standard for your current role; and</li>\n<li>at least 18 months service with the GLA </li>\n</ul>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you do meet the criteria listed above, you will need to complete the <a href=\"http://intranet.london.gov.uk/node/16973\"><strong>Approval for secondment application</strong></a> form and gain line manager approval, before emailing the fully completed form to the Resourcing Assistant who is managing the vacancy. This form must be received by the closing date of the vacancy. Failure to provide this form will mean your application cannot be progressed.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you are unable to satisfy all of the criteria, unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply for this vacancy as an internal secondment.  For further information, please see <a href=\"http://intranet.london.gov.uk/node/17077\"><strong>Secondment Policy and Procedure</strong></a>.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong>: If you are a current GLA employee on a fixed-term contract, which is due to end BEFORE the end date of this vacancy, you DO NOT NEED to complete the <a href=\"http://intranet.london.gov.uk/node/16973\"><strong>Approval for secondment application</strong></a> form as it is not a secondment.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>If you are successful in securing this secondment opportunity, you will need to be released from your existing role, so please ensure that you make your line manager aware of your application</p>\n<p> </p>\n<h2><strong>More Support</strong></h2>\n<p>If you have a disability which makes submitting an online application form difficult, please contact <a href=\"mailto:resourcingteam@london.gov.uk\"><strong>resourcingteam@london.gov.uk</strong></a>.</p>","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£56,797","publishDate":"2025-04-14T11:53:00.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-05T22:59:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/e08f3801-c566-4590-802b-45684f45e042.png","score":7148.86,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"6e658d05-5cae-4e72-af4b-c880a3d9a282","title":"Housing Officer","employer":"Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames","department":"","location":"Kingston","locationType":3,"description":"About the Borough : <br>This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.<br><br>Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.<br><br>Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.<br><br>Kingston's people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.<br><br>We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston's key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.<br><br>Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.<br> <br> About the Service and Team : <br> This is an exciting new opportunity for a Housing Officer to join Housing Landlord Services as a Housing Officer for Cambridge Road Estate which is undergoing Regeneration. The Regeneration of the Estate will see 2,000 new homes built over 10 years. <br><br> We are looking for an experienced Housing Officer to deliver frontline housing management services across a designated property patch. This onsite, community-based role requires strong housing expertise and experience working within a local authority or registered social landlord. <br><br> We'd love you to join us at the Royal Borough of Kingston. Our Team is deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents. We are a friendly team of 8 housing officers with a can do culture, we have a total of 4500 plus properties within Kingston. <br> <br> About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate : <br> To deliver a high-quality housing management service with a strong focus on exceptional customer service and efficient service delivery. Serve as the primary point of contact for residents, actively engaging with tenants to ensure a responsive and consistently excellent housing management experience. <br><br> About You<ul>\n<li> Have excellent communication skills i.e. Communicating clearly, confidently and appropriately with residents, partners and colleagues using the best methods of communication </li>\n<li> Knowledge on Housing Regulator Consumer Standards </li>\n<li> Able to attend evening meetings </li>\n</ul><ul>\n<li> Carrying out tenancy audits with residents in their homes, ensuring compliance with health and safety inspection, fire risk assessment, void inspections, estate inspections with residents and stakeholders, </li>\n<li> Housing management casework including Anti-Social behaviour, domestic abuse, abandonment and hoarding </li>\n<li> Taking appropriate action regarding breaches of tenancies </li>\n<li> Have a track record of using IT systems and automation successfully to enhance the delivery of housing/tenancy management. . </li>\n</ul><ul><li> Identifies the need for and promotes Resident engagement/ participation and community development initiatives. This includes attending residents' meetings. </li></ul>Our Offer to You : <br>As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.<br><br>In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.<br><br>Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:<ul>\n<li>Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)</li>\n<li>Three volunteering days per year in Kingston</li>\n<li>Flexible and agile working arrangements</li>\n<li>Comprehensive learning and development programme</li>\n<li>Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres</li>\n<li>Interest free season ticket loans</li>\n<li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li>\n<li>Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme</li>\n<li>Zip car scheme</li>\n<li>Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses</li>\n<li>Confidential wellbeing and counselling support</li>\n<li>Subsidised gym membership</li>\n</ul>Application Process : <br> Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application. <br><br> The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. <br><br> We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process. Our hiring managers review applications based on the knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated in your application, and how well these match the job profile. Our HR Shared Service with Sutton Council was recently recognised nationally for having the 'Best Inclusion and Diversity Programme' at the PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards 2023, something that we're incredibly proud of. <br><br> Hiring managers are encouraged to ensure that their interview panel is diverse, and representative of a range of protected characteristics, to help remove unconscious bias and ensure candidates are treated fairly during the selection process. Some characteristics may not be obvious, but our panels are diverse wherever possible. We have a number of measures in place to inform and support our approach, including mandatory EDI and unconscious bias training for all staff, safer recruitment training for diverse panel members, engaging with our staff networks and encouraging allyship. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce. <br> <br> Additional Information : <br> We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. <br><br> As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to thinking differently about disability and taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. <br><br> We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda. <br><br>We are an accredited London Living Wage Employer and this means that everyone working at the Royal Borough of Kingston, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors and suppliers receive the London Living Wage. The real Living Wage is higher than the government's minimum, or National Living Wage, and is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay that is based on the actual cost of living.<br><br>The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know\">GOV.UK website</a> for right to work guidance.","shortDescription":"","salaryDescription":"£37,068 - £40,755","publishDate":"2025-04-11T03:01:07.000Z","expirationDate":"2025-05-11T22:55:00.000Z","logoUri":"https://www.lgjobs.com/logos/logos/5f8ee0a2-002e-4907-b31e-34dff4267d82.jpg","score":7117.6475,"featured":false,"enhanced":false},{"id":"22fb9511-fefd-4676-b142-6726b70bc5c4","title":"Housing Solutions Officers","employer":"London Borough of Redbridge","department":"","location":"Redbridge","locationType":3,"description":"<p class=\"customHTML\"><strong class=\"customHTML\">Housing Solutions Officers – Fixed Term, 1 Year Contract</strong></p>\n<p class=\"customHTML\"><strong class=\"customHTML\"> </strong></p>\n<p class=\"customHTML\"><strong class=\"customHTML\">Redbridge is an ambitious, diverse and exciting east-London borough. 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Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.</p>\n<p>We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential.  We are stepping up for our residents like never before.</p>\n<p><strong>About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion</strong></p>\n<p>We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock.  All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”.  It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.</p>\n<p>We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.</p>\n<p>As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.  There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p>\n<p>If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits.</p>\n<p><strong>About The Role</strong></p>\n<p>We are looking for a motivated, creative and committed individual to join the team our Housing Advice Team. You should have a keen interest in helping families and individuals at risk of homelessness to find solutions and with a focus on remaining in their current home.  You must have experience of having worked within a statutory homelessness prevention service.</p>\n<p>The successful candidate will have detailed knowledge and experience of working with the Housing Act 1996 and Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) and a proven track record of preventing homelessness, providing detailed housing advice to residents with housing issues and be able to empathise with the with clients facing the homelessness and understand the Council’s legal duties to those clients.</p>\n<p>In addition to the above, you must be able to demonstrate your experience of managing complex cases, providing support to more junior staff, working within a busy environment and work to tight deadlines.</p>\n<p>Your ability to communicate clearly and effectively to a wide variety of people and to be able to communicate clear concise advice both in written and verbally is crucial.</p>\n<p><strong>About The Team You’ll Be Working In</strong></p>\n<p>This is an exciting and busy role that is at the centre of the Councils response to homelessness. 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Where relevant take action in line with the tenancy terms, leases or other legal remedies.</li> <li> To respond as directed to Members Enquires, service requests, demands, and complaints.</li> <li>To work as required or directed with the Police, London Fire Brigade, other statutory partners, council services, external partners and other enforcement agencies to prevent, tackle, or resolve, anti-social behaviour, nuisance, environmental issues.</li> <li>To enforce other similar breaches as deemed necessary.</li> </ul> <p> You must have a full UK manual driving license .</p> <p>Please  view <strong>Job Profile</strong> here</p> <p><strong>For an informal discussion about the post, please contact </strong><strong>Mark.Connor@havering.gov.uk</strong><strong>  </strong></p> <p><strong>The closing date for the receipt of applications is 8th May 2025,</strong>  however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.</p> <p>You will be notified if your application has been successful.  Interview date to be confirmed. </p> <p>Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770<br>  </p> <p><strong>Additional Information</strong></p> <p>We want everyone to choose Havering. 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