Social Housing Assessment and Lettings Officer
Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Social Housing Assessment and Lettings Officer for our client a government organisation in Wembley.The successful post holder will investigate and assess all households who apply for housing under the Housing Act 1985 and Housing Act 1996 (Part VI). This includes registering new and general housing applicants; undertaking verifications, including home visits and organising medical assessments; notifying applicants of their housing assessment priority and management and administration for existing applications.The post-holders will also support the management and administration of the choice-based lettings service, including prioritisation of applicants for viewings/offers, dealing with customer enquiries and organising the advertisement of properties.This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working with 3 days in the office per week.Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:Investigate and assess all applicants under the Housing Act 1985 and Housing Act 1996 (Part VI), Localism Act 2011 and Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 to assess whether housing is required. This may include interviewing applicants to determine their eligibility, making detailed enquires to other organisations to verify information, and carrying out home visits in order to confirm/evaluate housing circumstances.Prioritise all applicants in the appropriate category and banding in line wi
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