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3094 - Housing Options Officer (Homelessness)

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
13/04/2017
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 30/04/2017 23:59
Salary:
£20,138 - £21,962 p.a.
Hours per week:
37
Job Category:
Housing
Vacancy ID:
162073
Employment Location:
Any location in North Tyneside.
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
30 Apr
Further Information
A Housing Options Officer vacancy has arisen within North Tyneside Council’s Housing Advice Team.

You will have an excellent working knowledge of homelessness and allocations and will have experience of providing advice and assistance to those seeking re-housing and who are affected by homelessness.

You will be required to contribute to the prevention and alleviation of homelessness, by providing customers with assistance to enable them to make choices about their realistic accommodation opportunities and support accommodation sustainment.

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, with a commitment to delivering a high quality housing options service.

You will have experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines and be performance driven to ensure your own and the team’s performance targets are met.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

North Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In addition, staff and volunteers are expected to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance in relation to safeguarding children and safe practice with vulnerable adults. With North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody’s’ business.

If you would like more information, please contact Nicola Ross, Housing Options Team Leader on 0191 643 7669.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.