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We are looking for a Retirement Housing Officer to join Incommunities on a fixed term contract until May 2025 initially. Within this role, you will oversee one of our Retirement Housing schemes and our residents that live there. About us We are a social housing landlord and one of the largest housing providers in the region with over 22,000 social and affordable homes, mainly in the Bradford district. We employ a talented workforce of nearly 1,000 people. This year we've launched our five-year Corporate Strategy, which runs to 2029. Our purpose is to provide high quality homes, services, and support to our customers, so we've worked with colleagues and customers to find out what's important to them. Our customers sit at the heart of what we do, and our colleagues are the people who'll help us achieve our vision, which is to create the best customer experience to improve everyday lives. Duties <ul> <li>Oversee a Retirement Housing scheme and our residents that live in them. </li> <li>Work with customers and external agencies to ensure residents are happy, safe and comfortable in their homes</li> <li>Oversee use of common areas, monitor building safety &amp; maintenance issues (eg fire alarm and legionella testing) and outside services such as window cleaners and grounds maintenance.</li> <li>Daily physical visits and/or phone calls to residents to conduct a welfare check.</li> <li>Manage empty properties on scheme &amp; new lettings of properties to suitable customers, organising open days to promote the scheme and service.</li> <li>Work with other departments and agencies to resolve any issues that arise relating to the tenancies are dealt with</li> <li>Ensure that all scheme services are of high quality, consistently delivered and offer the best value for our residents</li> </ul>Requirements <ul> <li>Experience working in a customer service role, ideally within the housing sector</li> <li>A caring approach</li> <li>A calm and sensible manner in order to handle potential emergency situations</li> <li>Excellent attention to detail in order to notice any change in the condition of a customer and take appropriate action</li> <li>The ability to maintain and respect confidentiality</li> <li>Both verbal and written communication skills</li> <li>A commitment to equality</li> <li>Good IT skills, with a working knowledge of Microsoft systems including Excel</li> <li>A current UK driver's licence and full time access to a car, insured for business use are essential</li> </ul>Benefits <ul> <li>Salary £26,168 upto £27,854 per year dependant on experience (pro rata)</li> <li>£1,000 per year essential car user allowance plus mileage (pro rata)</li> <li>West Yorkshire Pension Fund membership - current employer contribution is 15.5%</li> <li>Excellent holiday allowance which increases with service </li> <li>Training, development, and qualification opportunities </li> <li>Corporate health scheme membership </li> <li>Access to an Employee Assistance Programme</li> <li>Cycle to work scheme</li> <li>A team of trained Mental Health First Aiders who are available for colleagues to contact for support</li> </ul>We are an equal opportunity employer but beyond characteristics protected by law, we welcome and value applicants from diverse backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. Incommunities is also recognised as 'Committed' to being Menopause Friendly. The Menopause Friendly Accreditation recognises inclusive employers that build awareness and understanding of how menopause can have an effect at work and shows we take the wellbeing of our colleagues seriously Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Retirement Housing Officer - Fixed Term Contract

About The Role Role: Housing Strategy &amp; Enabling Officer Contract Length: 3 months temp to perm Location: Hybrid/Rugby (twice a week on-site) IR35: Inside Pay Rate to Intermediary: £30 - £32 per hour Spinwell is recruiting for a Housing Strategy &amp; Enabling Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOUSING STRATEGY &amp; ENABLING OFFICER <ul> <li>Lead the development and monitoring of housing strategies, policies, and action plans.</li> <li>Conduct research and assessments to inform the Housing Strategy and Local Plan policies.</li> <li>Engage with local communities and stakeholders to address affordable housing needs.</li> <li>Manage partnerships with Homes England, Registered Providers, and developers to meet community housing requirements.</li> <li>Oversee affordable housing negotiations, ensuring compliance with Section 106 agreements.</li> <li>Promote low-cost homeownership and support the Council's affordable housing projects.</li></ul>SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE HOUSING STRATEGY &amp; ENABLING OFFICER <ul> <li>Experience in strategy development and housing policy.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of UK housing, planning, and regeneration policies.</li> <li>Proven ability to manage partnerships and negotiate effectively.</li> <li>Excellent communication, IT, and organisational skills.</li></ul>If you are an Housing Strategy &amp; Enabling Officer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell! We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. Applying to this or any other vacancy advertised by Spinwell Ltd constitutes an agreement for Spinwell Ltd to hold your details for 24 months for the purpose of assessing suitability for the advertised position and to make you aware of any other positions deemed suitable of which You will make you aware by means of either email, text or phone. In line with GDPR regulations you are able to request your details be removed from the company data at any time by emailing us

Housing Strategy & Enabling Officer - Council

Housing Officer We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Housing Officer to join our Homelessness service in Brent. £28,538.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression. Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning &amp; Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day. A dynamic, friendly and innovative care and support business known for its life-changing services is looking for a dedicated and target driven Income and Housing Officer who can maximise the organisation's rental income collection, effectively manage rent arrears and deal with other breaches of the occupancy agreement. Managing a patch of 4 units across our services you will ensure that challenging rent collection targets are met but also that everything is done to avoid eviction. Your personal qualities are as important in this role as your work experience. Working alongside Operational Colleagues, the Income and Housing Officer will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of generic Housing Management services across their patch with the main focus on Income Collection and some ASB management. You will be expected to meet tight KPI's increasing rent collection and carry out rent arrears actions at all stages from the initial warning letters to the eviction stage. In order to effectively deliver the services listed above to their patch, the Income and Housing Officer will need to work closely with Contract Managers and Support Workers working within our projects to empower and enable them to carry out their responsibilities. Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills are a pre-requisite to the role. The post holder will be extremely flexible and have the ability to effectively manage multiple projects at one time. All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship. What you'll do: • Take responsibility for maximising rent collection across a defined patch of Look Ahead's portfolio of properties ensuring that rent collection targets are met and tenancies sustained • Advise operational teams on their support related arrears management activities, including holding local surgeries with tenants and staff, taking direct control of higher level and more complex arrears cases • Proactively monitor all current and former accounts within the defined patch and make recommendations to the Contract Manager for appropriate former accounts to be written off or referred to Look Ahead's debt collection agency • Ensure that the rent collection function is carried out both sensitively and in a timely fashion so as to avoid the build up of excessive arrears and record all case details accurately. • Ensure that all sign ups within the defined patch are done accurately on the correct type of tenancy and at the correct rent and service charge levels. • Prepare files and documents for legal action and present cases in County Court hearings for possession claims, money judgements • Serve NTQs, NOSPs, NRPs and carry out home visits as requested. • Accurately and comprehensively record all actions on the housing management system and use reports from the housing management system to manage cases and monitor performance • Assist with the taking on of new agency housing management responsibilities related to new services and as needed with the transfer of housing management responsibilities schemes to other providers • Ensure that confidentiality and data protection is maintained throughout the service including all information held in whatever form • Respond to management issues such as disputes and complaints including breaches of tenancy and / or licence conditions • Ensure that there are effective and on going liaison processes in place with key agencies such as the housing benefit service , Department of Work and Pensions, the Job Centre and local debt advice agencies • Develop and promote financial inclusion initiatives in the service such as advertising credit unions and local debt management advice services • Contribute to special projects such as tenancy audits and suspected sub-letting • Assist in the training of new support staff in the tenancy aspects of support for customers. • Any other relevant tasks as required by the Housing Manager This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead About you: <ul> <li>An understanding of the needs of customers who have experienced homelessness and who may also have support needs.</li> <li>Excellent time management skills to systematically monitor arrears and complete other tasks in a logical and systematic way.</li> <li>Excellent communication skills and experience of dealing with vulnerable people in a sensitive , friendly and clear manner.</li> <li>An understanding of how to effectively deal with breaches of occupancy such as anti-social behaviour and abandonment. .</li> <li>The ability to communicate clearly with non -housing management staff and explain cases in a non technical way.</li> <li>A logical approach to problem solving and a willingness to deal with problems quickly and efficiently.</li> <li>A willingness to "go the extra mile" when working with our customers.</li> </ul>What you'll bring: Essential: <ul> <li>Experience of monitoring rent accounts and managing rent arrears</li> <li>Experience of using computerised rent systems to monitor arrears and record information</li> <li>Extensive knowledge of welfare benefits ,especially housing benefit</li> <li>Experience of liaising with housing benefit departments ,the DWP and other external agencies.</li> </ul>About us: Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us. We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: • We focus on Excellence and innovation. • We are Caring and Compassionate. • We are Inclusive and Trusted. • We work in Partnership and are One-Team. Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Housing Officer

Role: Independent Reviewing Officer Location: London Borough Of Islington Team: Looked After Children Pay: Up to £44 ph Hybrid Working: 3 Days a week Contract: Locum About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) to join our Children Looked After Team in the London Borough of Islington. This role is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated social work professional who is committed to improving outcomes for looked-after children. As an IRO, you will play a vital role in ensuring that children and young people in care receive the best possible support, advocacy, and protection. Key Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Chair reviews for children in care, ensuring that each child's voice is heard and that their needs and wishes are central to the planning process.</li> <li>Monitor and review care plans, working closely with social workers, foster carers, and other professionals to ensure that all actions are carried out in a timely and effective manner.</li> <li>Advocate for children and young people, ensuring their best interests are always represented and promoting stability in placements.</li> <li>Challenge and address any shortfalls in practice, escalating issues as needed to ensure high standards of care and safeguarding.</li> <li>Provide quality assurance and oversight, making sure that each child's case is compliant with statutory requirements and best practices.</li> <li>Produce high-quality reports that reflect the outcomes of reviews, highlighting key issues and follow-up actions.</li></ul>Requirements: <ul> <li>Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.</li> <li>Extensive post-qualifying experience, ideally within children's social care, and a deep understanding of issues affecting looked-after children.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and guidance, including the Children Act 1989 and the Care Planning Regulations.</li> <li>Excellent communication, analytical, and advocacy skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and hold professionals accountable.</li> <li>A commitment to promoting positive change and improving outcomes for children in care.</li></ul>What We Offer: <ul> <li>Competitive pay of up to £44 per hour.</li> <li>Access to continuous training and professional development opportunities.</li> <li>A supportive and collaborative working environment.</li> <li>The chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable children and young people.</li></ul>Why choose Sheldon Phillips to find your next role? It's simple: we're not pushy or overly persistent. We understand that you want to be heard. Our priority is to proactively seek the roles you desire, not just the ones that benefit us financially. Our success comes from making your job search our top priority. Interested in learning more about the Independent Reviewing Officer role in Islington, London? Contact Josh Da Costa at 01635 226350. Plus, refer a friend to us, and if we place them, you'll receive a generous £300 referral bonus (terms and conditions apply).

Independent Reviewing Officer

Role: Social Worker- Homeless Intervention Team Location: Birmingham Children's Trust Team: Homeless Intervention Team Pay: Up to £33.30 per hour Contract: Full-Time Locum OFSTED: Good In the office: Hybrid Are you a skilled and compassionate Social Worker with a strong background in working with vulnerable young people? Birmingham's local authority is seeking a dedicated professional to join our Homeless Intervention Team, focusing on supporting young people aged 16-17 who are at risk of homelessness or already homeless. Key Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Conducting Section 17 Assessments and Child in Need (CIN) plans to offer support to young people.</li> <li>Providing Section 17 and Section 20 accommodation to those in need, ensuring all statutory requirements are met.</li> <li>Working closely with families to resolve conflicts and reunite young people with their families where possible.</li> <li>Managing cases where safeguarding concerns arise, conducting strategy discussions and Section 47 investigations when required.</li> <li>Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to support young people and improve their housing and life outcomes.</li> <li>Ensuring all work is compliant with relevant legislation, including the Southwark Judgement and Homelessness Reduction Act.</li></ul>Requirements: <ul> <li>Minimum of 4 years post-qualification experience as a Social Worker.</li> <li>Proven experience completing Section 17 assessments, holding CIN plan, and managing Section 20 processes (including reviews, PEPs, and pathway planning).s</li> <li>Strong background in working with families to prevent breakdowns and support reunification.</li> <li>In-depth understanding of the Southwark Judgement and the Homelessness Reduction Act.</li> <li>Excellent communication, problem-solving, and case management skills.</li></ul>Benefits: <ul> <li>Opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable young people.</li> <li>Work within a supportive and dedicated team environment.</li> <li>Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.</li></ul>Why choose Sheldon Phillips to find your next role? It's simple: we're not pushy or overly persistent. We understand that you want to be heard. Our priority is to proactively seek the roles you desire, not just the ones that benefit us financially.Our success comes from making your job search our top priority.Interested in learning more about the Social Worker-Homeless Intervention Team role in Birmingham? Contact Emily Cooper at 01635 226350.Plus, refer a friend to us, and if we place them, you'll receive a generous £300 referral bonus (terms and conditions apply).

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