Housing Officer (Neighbourhood)

BDS Recruitment are delighted to be working with a leading housing provider in the Manchesterwhoare looking to take on an experienced neighbourood housing officer to cover a localpatch.

These roles are temporary ongoing to beginwith for 6 – 9 months with likely extension

Pay circa 27 – 29umbrella

Purpose:

• To provide a consistent approach to community safety, blending prevention, diversion and enforcement in order to help communities deal with potential and actual anti-social behaviour
• Provide an effective contact for customers reporting ASB so as to create a culture of confidence in our services, investigating and responding to all ASB complaints.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in neighbourhood teams to update them on cases and issues within communities.
• Manage a safer neighbourhoods caseload, including initial assessment of seriousness and priority, investigation and legal recourse.
• Develop effective partnerships across neighbourhoods to address complex cases and issues identified in neighbourhood plans. –
• Undertake research and investigate opportunities for action and best practice, and to identify funding sources, prepare bids, and to seek to maximize effective use of resources for safer neighbourhoods work.
• Make best use of legal resources, conducting court advocacy, making maximum use of in house resource and liaising with legal services providers where necessary.

Criteria:

• Knowledge and awareness of related housing regulations/ law
• Experience of delivering face to face customer service
• Experience of developing partnership working with support agencies, local authorities and community groups
• Good understanding of the social, economic and political context in the neighbourhoods in which we operate

You will need a be a driver with access to a vehicle

Apply now for immediate consideration!