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This is an opportunity to join the busy Housing Options Team. The role of a Housing Options Assistant involves carrying out initial assessments and triage of new applications, being the first port of call for all approaches into the service and providing customers with in depth housing advice with a strong focus on preventing homelessness.
Job Responsibility:
Carrying out initial assessments and triage of new applications
Being the first port of call for all approaches into the service
Providing customers with in depth housing advice with a strong focus on preventing homelessness
Requirements:
Ability to work on your own initiative and flexibility in dealing with varying workloads
Ability to manage demand for housing by dealing with customer expectations while offering advice and assistance and housing options, delivering the most appropriate resolution to their housing need, preventing homelessness wherever possible
Effective communication and negotiation skills who can engage with customers in a demanding environment in order to find solutions
A DBS check and a Values Based Interview will be carried out for this post
What we offer:
Pension Scheme: career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
Flexible working: available upon request, subject to operational requirements
Part time and Job share opportunities
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave
25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
Cycle to Work scheme
Stevenage Credit Union: secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans
Employee Discounts: via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
Discounted Health and Fitness membership
Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union