As a PRS Acquisitions Officer you will play a key role in ensuring vulnerable individuals receive the support they need to explore and secure appropriate housing options locally. Your strong customer engagement skills will enable you to clearly explain available options, conduct holistic needs assessments, including financial evaluations. You will utilise various tools and resources to facilitate smooth transitions into suitable and affordable accommodation on the first attempt. With excellent negotiation skills, you will work to secure the most cost-effective rental agreements for our clients. Your ability to communicate effectively, manage deadlines, and prioritise tasks will be essential in delivering positive outcomes. You will play a key role in shaping our work, with the trust and autonomy to take ownership of your responsibilities. You will have the opportunity to engage deeply with the community—making a difference today while helping to build a better future. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable people. About the team The Housing Management Team is a busy team providing an extensive and responsive property management service to homeless clients placed into temporary accommodation. Sitting within Welfare and Housing Services the team support each other by working closely together to achieve the right results, and to deliver a holistic service to clients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This role will also have close working links with the Migration Team and its customers who are also in temporary accommodation. You will engage in diverse and challenging work every day, making it both rewarding and fulfilling.. Each day brings new challenges, as we react to the demands of our homeless clients in temporary accommodation. Providing safe accommodation, ensuring they meet all Health & Safety Regulations. We want our clients to feel safe and secure and to get people back on their feet quickly. These are just some of the things you will be supporting us to do when you join us. Key responsibilities Proactively engage with local landlords and accommodation providers to secure private sector accommodation both short and long term for council customers. Work directly with the move on officers to suitably match properties. Supporting households to access temporary accommodation procured for emergency use within the private rented sector. Work with partners, landlord and accommodation providers to obtained property compliance and standards information. Work directly within the housing management team responsible for temporary accommodation to assist with procurement of accommodation at short notice. Undertake procedures for housing customers into private rented sector and other accommodation types, including ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, guidance governing the suitability of accommodation and council policies, procedures and targets. This role is key to ensuring that households are moved from temporary accommodation so that year on year reductions of households in temporary accommodation can be achieved. Our benefits 28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ continuous service. The opportunity to buy up to 10 additional days annual leave per year and sell 5 days. Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance. An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks. Local government pension scheme. Life insurance cover (linked to the pension scheme). Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave. Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits, such as annual leave entitlement, occupational maternity/paternity leave, and more (Terms and Conditions apply – please refer to candidate pack for more information). Career development through internal and external training opportunities. A great office location next to travel links and Bracknell Forest’s thriving town centre. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing. Sports and Social Club. Staff dental and health plans. Discounted leisure centre and gym membership. Supermarket discount. (pro rates for part time) Our values At Bracknell Forest Council our values define who we are and what is important to us. Our core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you’re excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we’d love to hear from you. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitmentbracknell-forest.gov.uk. We will work with you to support you throughout the process. Interview date Interviews will be held on 25th March 2025 Interviews will be held online via the Teams app. We reserve the right to amend this to in person interviews at our offices. We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible. Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration. Want to ask us a question? For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact: Michelle Farrell, Housing Management Team Leader - Early Help & Communities Tel.: 01344 351612 Email: michelle.farrellbracknell-forest.gov.uk At Bracknell Forest we champion equality, diversity and inclusion. At Bracknell Forest Council, we are always learning, ambition and inclusive. Please see our candidate pack for more details. Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. Any successful internal candidate will be offered the position as a secondment and, in line with Section 8.1 of the Secondment Policy, must consult with their manager before applying. We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK. Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis. No agencies please.