Temporary Accommodation Officer

at  Stevenage Borough Council

Job Reference
011755 013893
Function
Housing and Neighbourhoods
Salary
£34,834 to £38,223 pa – pro rata for hours worked
Hours Of Work
Full Time
Job Type
Fixed Term Contract
Hours Of Work
37

The purpose of this role is to deliver a comprehensive housing management service to a portfolio of temporary and emergency accommodation which will include a range of schemes and tenures.

Duties include:

• Risk assessing and placement of complex and vulnerable homeless applicants into interim accommodation in accordance with the Councils statutory duties; making informed decisions over placement, undertaking suitability assessments, taking into account best use of accommodation and the needs of the applicant and others
• Letting of temporary, emergency and Housing First accommodation
• Facilitating move-on to general needs accommodation – monitoring and placing bids and managing direct offers
• Licence enforcement with proportionate consideration given to legislation/case law and the aims within the Council’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeper Strategy to eradicate rough sleeping within the borough.
• Completing property safety checks to ensure health and safety compliance, and monitor and report health and safety concerns in accordance with Health Safety Policy and Procedures
• Completing regular building health and safety checks and testing of fire alarm and panic alarm equipment in temporary and emergency accommodation
• Carrying out regular property inspections to safeguard the applicant, other residents and Council stock.
• Instruct the Temporary Accommodation Assistants as and when necessary – allocating work