Grant Support Officer (Wellingborough)

Grant Support Officer

Pay: £15.00

Length: Temp to Perm

Days/Hours: Monday - Friday

Location: Hybrid

Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of North Northamptonshire council for Grant Support Officer to assist the Private Sector Housing team in the day-to-day operation of Private Sector Housing services, and to undertake duties in relation to the provision of the disabilities facilities grants service.

Duties.

• To provide administrative support for Disabled Facilities Services, dealing with clients, contractors, internal and external agencies.

• Acknowledge receipt of new referrals from the Occupational Therapist and allocate to the Technical Officer.

• Liaise with approved contractors issuing tender documents; collating quotes received agreeing schedules of works; detailing timescales for completion and ensuring work is progressed in a timely manner. Verify all works are completed to specification in association with the Technical Officer and arrange payment for works once approval has been given.

• To complete and return performance monitoring spreadsheets for monitoring of contractors.

• Liaise with applicants and other parties throughout the application process and ensure that they are kept fully informed of progress at all stages of the process. Providing advice and assistance to customers as required. This will include visits to applicants' homes as required.

• Maintain accurate electronic and paper records at all stages of all grant applications.

For more information or to process your application for this role, please apply online now.