2 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

• To provide advice and assistance on the Council’s Allocations Scheme and Nominations Agreement.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Ensure all housing legislation and regulation is adhered to in the context of housing allocations
  
• To be responsible for the allocation process through to the matching of properties
  
• To make decisions on housing register applications, to determine the status of the application and band award. Where necessary to cross reference with all housing advice approaches, as part of a wider housing solutions service
  
• To allocating accommodation to households in line with the Housing Allocation Scheme through the direct matching system including administering the direct matching process for groups such as those with medical needs (including delayed discharge of care cases, under occupiers and homeless cases)
  
• To coordinate the input of void and new build properties from Housing Associations..
  

Essential Experience Required

• Practical experience of NEC (Northgate), Civica and Jigsaw in allocations/housing register context is essential.
  
• P6 experience is desirable.
  
  

Essential Qualification Required

• General education qualifications is essential.
  

Additional information to note

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  Working hours: 37 hours per week
  
• Currently a Hybrid position working in the office 3 days a week, however this could change based on the needs of the business.
  

The closing date for this position is 6th April 2025.