Salary: £39,829 - £45,696 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP
North Lanarkshire Council, as one of Scotland’s largest local authorities, is leading an exciting and ambitious regeneration programme for its town centres and surrounding areas as part of its plans for inclusive economic growth. Working with a variety of partners, the Enterprise and Communities service has a key role in guiding this regeneration towards sustainable development.
Based within the Housing Locality team, you will be operationally responsible for assisting the Housing Service Manager in service provision and advice to a wide client group including tenants from local authorities, Registered Social Landlords, and homeowners in relation to estate management, rent arrears prevention and recovery, dealing with anti-social behaviour, homelessness and allocations enquiries, and related administrative functions within your area of work. You will also be operationally responsible for the regulated service of housing support, older persons housing, and temporary accommodation. You will also deputise for the Housing Service Manager as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing Studies or educated to SVQ level 3 / HNC / equivalent in a relevant discipline with extended experience, which includes the management/monitoring of budgets, is essential. Experience of staff supervision, managing and reviewing performance to achieve agreed objectives, managing employees and processes, as well as experience of service development are also essential.
You must have a sound knowledge of housing-related legislation together with experience and knowledge of resident consultation and promoting resident and community activities. IT and report writing skills are also essential for this post.
You will require to be registered or eligible for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
You will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) member prior to starting within this post.
It is a requirement of the post that you participate in the Out of Hours Homeless Standby Service Escalation Officer roster during evenings and weekends. Payments for periods of Standby will be made in accordance with the SJC Salaries Agreement.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council:
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.
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***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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