Allocations Applications Officer - London, United Kingdom - London Borough of Bexley

London Borough of Bexley

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Vacancy Description

Title:

Allocations Applications Officer

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Place
Housing and Strategic Planning

About Us:

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent.
Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

About the Role:

The London Borough of Bexley is looking for someone to join a small but busy team, responsible for the Social Housing Register in Bexley.

The work carried out by this team is underpinned by Housing Legislation, Local Policy and partnerships with our Partner Housing Associations.

To operate, the Allocations Team liaise with colleagues within the wider Housing Options Service as well as maintaining relationships with other Council services and a wide range of other stakeholders.

These links are imperative to be able to verify and facilitate the flow of information between services, who jointly work with many of our clients who have complex needs.

We are looking for an excellent communicator, with good ICT skills who is adept at managing a considerable caseload, whilst contributing to the wider functions of the team and covering the team "inbox" and busy "phone line" on a rota basis.

This role operates a hybrid model with all staff expected to attend the Civic offices for a minimum of 1 day per week, increasing on direction of the Service Manager and Team Leader when demand dictates.

What we offer:

Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities

Hybrid Working
Excellent pension scheme
25 days annual leave (rising to 28 after 5 years' service) plus bank holiday entitlement
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
Access to Employee Assistance Scheme

Anticipated Interview Date: 1st March 2024

Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit.

We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.

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