Housing Needs Officer
Posted on 21 May 2019- Directorate BHCC: Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities
- Salary £21,589 - £23,836
- Contract Fixed Term
- Closing Date This vacancy has closed
Location
Bartholomew House
Job Summary
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Job referenceorbis/TP/503/1527
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Positions available1
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Working hours37
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Closing date
This vacancy has closed
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Job categoryHousing
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OrganisationBrighton & Hove City Council
Job introduction
Fixed term until 31/03/20
For an informal discussion, please contact Jerry Aldous, Housing Options Manager on 01273 296949
About the role
An opportunity has arisen in our busy Housing Needs service which comprises of a number of different teams working with people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. This post is based primarily in a small team which finds emergency housing for households to who the council has a statutory duty to accommodate. The successful candidate will be dealing with people who are in an extremely difficult position, many of whom are very vulnerable which requires an empathetic and non-judgemental approach. This is a challenging position but also an interesting and rewarding one.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System.
From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
Company information
Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.
As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.
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