Allocations and Mobility Officer - London, United Kingdom - Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The role

Can you see yourself playing a key role in helping people to move to new and right-sized homes?

Do you have great customer service and negotiation skills and like helping people?
If you answered
yes, then we'd love to hear from you

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth's Shared Staff Arrangement are seeking to recruit four new Allocations & Mobility Officers to join our diverse and friendly team.

Working with Wandsworth's Council tenants, these posts focus on helping people downsize to right sized, and generally newly built, council and housing association homes.

We need people who are innovative and can come up with solutions as this role is involves finding new homes by way of the many self-help housing opportunities available.

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day.

The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first.

We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience.

Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils.

We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline:

Closing Date
:
Sunday 26th March 2023

Shortlisting Date:
W/C
Monday 27th March 2023

Interview Dates:
W/C
Monday 3rd April 2023

Useful Information:

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible. Your health and wellbeing is our top priority.

Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.