Allocations Applications Officer

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent.

Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

The London Borough of Bexley is looking for someone to join a small but busy team, responsible for the Social Housing Register in Bexley. 

The successful candidate will work effectively with colleagues, maintaining the housing and transfer registers, ensuring those assessed as eligible are correctly banded and have evidenced their right to bid for Social Housing.

The work carried out by this team is underpinned by Housing Legislation, Local Policy and partnerships with our Partner Housing Associations. To operate, the Allocations Team liaise with colleagues within the wider Housing Options Service as well as maintaining relationships with other Council services and a wide range of other stakeholders. 

These links are imperative to be able to verify and facilitate the flow of information between services, who jointly work with many of our clients who have complex needs.. 

We are looking for an excellent communicator, with good ICT skills who is adept at managing a considerable caseload, whilst contributing to the wider functions of the team and covering the team “in-box” and busy “phone line” on a rota basis. 

This role operates a hybrid model with all staff expected to attend the Civic offices for a minimum of 1 day per week, increasing on direction of the Service Manager and Team Leader when demand dictates. 

If you feel you have what it takes, we look forward to receiving your application. 
What we offer: 

Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities 

• Hybrid Working 
• Excellent pension scheme 
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holiday entitlement
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme 
• Access to Employee Assistance Scheme 

Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button. 

Anticipated Interview Date: 1st March 2024

 
Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload. 

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As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  recruitment@bexley.gov.uk