Housing Reviews Officer - South Croydon, United Kingdom - Adecco UK

Adecco UK

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South Croydon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Adecco are recruiting for an experienced Housing Reviews Officer for a South-London local authority.

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Housing Reviews Officer:

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Public Sector

Local Authority

Housing Needs Division:

Temporary Contract

6 months with possible extension:

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£19.73 per hour PAYE / £25.

27 per hour Umbrella:
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Full Time

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, 36 hours per week:

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ASAP Start:

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IT equipment provided
This role is hybrid working with the need to be in offices based in Croydon

1 to 2 times per week. There is a possibility that this

may be reduced to once per fortnight however this has not yet been confirmed.

In order to be considered for this post, you

MUST:

- be an experienced Housing Reviews Officer
- have recent experience in undertaking s202 homelessness reviews
- have a high level of legislative knowledge
- have the ability to construct complex arguments
- have excellent writing skills as you will be required to draft decisions capable of judicial scrutiny

Role Purpose
Responsible for fulfilling the council's statutory function under s202 Housing Act 1996 Part VII i.e. reviewing negative homelessness decisions and suitability of offers when requested by applicants/their representatives

Duties:

Managing an individual caseload of homelessness/suitability reviews in accordance with Part VII Housing Act 1996 (as amended), ensuring all internal and statutory deadlines are met.
Investigating cases and issuing decisions in relation to the various homelessness duties associated in particular with ss188, 193 and 202 within the relevant timeframes.
Ensuring additional internal deadlines are met with regard to the management of the review process, e.g. timely dispatch of file copies; follow up of submissions and Regulation 8 letters and liaison with the council's solicitors in relation to court proceedings.
Responding to members enquiries and other correspondence within specified performance timescales.
To cover any other duties as may be required.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

To speak to a recruitment expert please contact Sadie Nunn