Salary: £39,829 - £45,696 per year pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
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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.
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.
Registration Requirements:
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.
Additional Information:
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 Pattern: 17.5 hours per week
Week 1: Monday & Tuesday
Benefits:
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.
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.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in 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.
Applications for this job cannot be made online. Please refer to the advert for further information.
***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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