Temporary Accommodation Officer - High Wycombe, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council
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High Wycombe, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£32,598 - £33,911


Reference number
BUC11219


Contract type
Fixed Term / Secondment


Working hours
Full Time


Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List


Date posted
19 Mar 2024, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
3 Apr 2024


Overview:


About us:


Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses.

We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.


About the role:

This role is responsible for all processes and matters associated with the Council's Temporary Accommodation Predominantly Saunderton Lodge.

This role will also include management of void units working closely with our facilities team to turn units around in a timely manner and assisting the officer in charge with all matters relating to health and safety compliance of the building.

This role includes some light manual handling tasks to assist with the turnaround of void units and light maintenance duties of the site.


You will be one of our housing teams 'go to' people in all matters relating to Temporary Accommodation placements for Saunderton Lodge.


The post holder will work closely with our benefits teams and providers to protect the council financially and with the wider housing team to ensure that placements are appropriate, including undertaking of affordability and suitability assessments.


You will be a great team player You will have excellent IT skills and a good eye for detail and a collaborative approach to your work.

If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you.


Fixed


As a 'fixed' worker, you'll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed.

Typically, you'll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.


About you:


You will be personable, organised, and resourceful and enjoy working in a busy environment with changing priorities and a broad variety of work.

You will have experience developing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and ideally have experience working within a partnership environment.

You will have fantastic communications skills and need to be a self-starter with a can-do approach to your work and to the wider housing team objectives.


Other information:


Fixed Term Role (12 months)

Full-time Mon - Fri based at Saunderton Lodge, High Wycombe

Closing date: 3rd April
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
  • All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

Our values and culture:


We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.


By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

  • fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events


At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.


From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued.

Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.


We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.


About the Business Unit:

Our Planning, Growth and Sustainability directorate works with partners to help sh
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