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The salary range for this position is:£47,043 - £54,135
The Role:
The Housing Solutions Review Officers provide an independent legal review of cases where a customer is dissatisfied with the Council's decision on the allocation of housing.
This is a specialist role that is at the forefront of ensuring the work in preventing and relieving homelessness in the borough is lawful and effective, and at the cutting edge following the introduction of the Homelessness Act 2017 in April 2018.
These positions are fundamental to the provision of services to vulnerable customers who may approach the council for assistance through the Children’s Act, the Care Act, and all relevant housing legislation including the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
About You:
The post holder will display expert knowledge in homelessness legislation. You will need excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as have a keen attention to detail and effectively managing a caseload and meeting deadline.
As Housing Solutions Reviews Officer you will ensure that the Council fulfils its legal obligations by conducting independent legal review of cases. This is a specialist role that will be at the forefront of ensuring the work in preventing and relieving homelessness in the borough is lawful and effective.
This will include working professionally with service users, their representatives and other agencies involved with Reviews and Appeals.
To ensure that statutory decisions are able to withstand, political, media and legal scrutiny.
To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the current relevant legislation, and any central government or Southwark policies and procedures.
To provide training and feedback internally to the Housing Solution Officers to ensure continual improvement and high quality decision making.
To work in partnership with Southwark Council’s Legal Services; providing instructions, attending case conferences on legal challenges, and attending the Supreme Court, High Court, Appeal Court and County Court with Legal Services.
To manage and control the use of costly temporary accommodation during the review and Court appeal process.
To ensure that the service is delivered efficiently, effectively, maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
To contribute to the work of the Unit and report to the Review Manager.
About Southwark
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
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Benefits and more information:
- https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Internal recruitment only
We will only consider applications from internal candidates who are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Recruitment timetable
Application closing date: 11:59pm 10th March 2024
Interviews will take place in the week beginning: 18th March 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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