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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

Senior Childcare Practitioner - Children's Residential Home Location: Walkden, Manchester Provision: Children's Residential Home (Ages 7-17, EBD &amp; Mild Learning Difficulties) Hours: 8 am to 8 pm and Occasional 8 am to 8pm + sleep in Salary: £27,144 - £36,192 base 8-10 sleep-ins/month (£52 per sleep) Potential take-home: Up to £41,184 per annum • About the Role Are you an experienced Residential Support Worker looking to take the next step in your career? Or are you already a Senior Practitioner seeking a new challenge? There are currently 5 vacancies across multip homes in Sunderland. As a Senior Childcare Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting children and young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and Mild Learning Difficulties (MLD). You will be a role model, mentor, and key worker, ensuring the best possible care and outcomes for the children. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and growing organisation with a strong Ofsted "Good" track record and a commitment to achieving Outstanding ratings. What We're Looking For • Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent - see below) • Experience working with children in residential care or similar settings • Ability to manage challenging behaviours and create a nurturing environment • Full UK Driving Licence (Essential) • Fluency in English (with the ability to understand UK dialects) • Minimum Age: 22/23 (in line with regulatory requirements) Alternative Qualifications Considered: If you hold a Level 3 Diploma in Adult Social Care, we will consider your application if you can demonstrate experience working with children. Key Responsibilities • Support young people with emotional and behavioural needs in a residential setting • Act as a positive role model and key worker, helping children develop essential life skills • Promote a nurturing and supportive environment that encourages growth and independence • Contribute to care planning, behaviour management, and safeguarding processes • Support less experienced staff and lead shifts as required Why Join This Organisation? Career Progression Pathway - Grow into Deputy, Registered, or Regional Manager roles Comprehensive Training Academy - Ongoing professional development &amp; specialist training Excellent Health &amp; Wellbeing Benefits - Including discounted gym memberships Additional Leave - Rewarded at 2 years &amp; 5 years of service • Company Pension Scheme - Auto-enrolment for long-term security How to Apply If you're passionate about making a difference in young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you! Click 'Apply' now or contact us for more details. Call Sam: 01423 393 019 Email: <a href="mailto:samuel@sgscare.co.uk" target="_blank">samuel@sgscare.co.uk</a> SGS Care and our client are equal opportunity employers committed to safeguarding children. Successful candidates will undergo Enhanced DBS checks and thorough reference checks in line with Safer Recruitment practices.

Senior Residential Practitioner

About the job PIA Co-Ordinator We are going through a fantastic period of growth and to support this growth we are looking to hire a PIA Coordinator to join our organisation. What were looking for? We are looking for an organised, self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Manchester Build Team. This hybrid role would suit someone who has previous experience with Openreach PIA processes. Sitting within the Project Management function the role will involve co-ordination of PIA activities between the planning, management and delivery functions and will play an integral part in the success of the PIA product deployment. As the department develops, opportunities for progression will arise. What will you be doing? <ul><li>Collaborating with our internal teams as point of contact for all aspects of the PIA journey.</li><li>Translate survey and design information to facilitate creation of NOIs</li><li>Undertake administration of the Openreach PIA CP portal along with and Joint User Pole agreements</li><li>Be responsible for the tracking and wider distribution of all NOIs, NAs, SPOs, MIs, Whereabouts</li><li>Communicate between multiple teams to ensure a coherent and efficient PIA journey is in place</li><li>Responding to queries and requests from across the business to support delivery</li><li>Supporting the development of project processes, workflows, and efficiency improvements in relation to PIA</li><li>General PIA Administration duties</li><li>Communication of updates/new releases to the wider business and maintenance of internal systems</li></ul>What is in it for you? <ul><li>28 days holidays per annum including bank holidays</li><li>Pension.</li><li>Life and disability cover</li><li>Were a young, dynamic and fast-growing business with excellent career progression opportunities on offer.</li></ul>

PIA Co-Ordinator

Community Engagement Officer Location: Home based with travel throughout the South East Contract Type: Permanent / Full time, 37.5 hours per week Salary: c. £30,000 Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, salary exchange pension scheme, life assurance, occupational sick pay, dog friendly offices. Closing date: 07-07-2024 Are you a talented fundraiser who is motivated by bringing communities together to help change lives? This could be the role for you! Their mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional, and social wellbeing. To help them create amazing partnerships, they need amazing people. There is an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Officer to join their dedicated Fundraising team. This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of their essential work that transforms lives every day. What you will do: A vital role in their Fundraising team, you will be working with individuals, organisations, schools, and small businesses in the local areas across the southern region to raise income and awareness for the charity. You will recruit, manage, and inspire fundraising volunteers to support them to raise much-needed funds. You will be passionate about stewarding existing relationships and cultivating new ones, ensuring an outstanding donor experience. Taking a proactive approach will be key to showcasing their work and charitable goals. What they are looking for: • Proven experience of effectively managing relationships across a range of audiences. • Experience of planning and running events. • Ability to create and support the development of new campaigns, initiatives and strategic plans. • Ability to manage a varied workload with initiative to prioritise. • Excellent organisational and time management skills. • Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills with the ability to engage and inspire. • Experience of creating, forecasting, and monitoring budgets to deliver against income and expenditure targets. • Ability to write reports and evaluations using data. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. • Experience in recording and maintaining information on a database. • Ideally, you will have experience in community fundraising or events management, with a successful track record in raising and securing income from a diverse range of funding streams. Experience of using Salesforce, supervising/managing people and up to date knowledge of fundraising regulations/legislation will be advantageous but not essential. • Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that their assistance dogs provide to their beneficiaries. They can offer you: • Generous annual leave allowance. • Salary exchange ('smart') pension scheme. • Charity sick pay. • Life assurance scheme. • Wellbeing portal. This role benefits from home-based working; regular travel throughout the southern region is essential to meet with their donors, beneficiaries, colleagues and other stakeholders. You must have a full UK driving licence and ability to travel in line with the requirements of the role (where applicable business travel will be claimable expenses). They will provide a laptop and mobile phone for use in the role. If this sounds like the perfect role for you, they would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role. Please be aware that they reserve the right to close this advert ahead of the closing date should they find a suitable candidate before this date. Please be assured that they contact all of their candidates on the outcome of their application, this may take longer if they receive high volumes of applications. 1st Interview: 12th July 2024, online. 2nd Interview: 19th July 2024, in person (location tbc). They recognise the benefit of diverse experiences, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. They are a disability confident committed employer. You may also have experience in the following: Engagement Support Specialist, Donor Relations Representative, Supporter Care Officer, Community Engagement Associate, Fundraising Support Executive, Donor Engagement Specialist, Supporter Liaison Officer, Client Experience Associate, Donor Interaction Coordinator, Fundraising Support Assistant, Community Outreach Officer, Supporter Relationship Coordinator, Engagement and Support Assistant, etc. REF-214 698

Community Engagement Officer

In order to respond swiftly and effectively to the growing needs of our community, we are establishing a Talent Pool of Housing Support Workers/Officers. This allows us to quickly appoint as soon as opportunities arise, ensuring we can continue to provide high-quality support services without delay. By joining our Talent Pool, you will be among the first to be considered for upcoming positions and projects. Here at North Wales Housing, we make a difference to people's lives every day. If you're committed to helping us achieve this, we'll make sure we make a positive difference to your life too. Let's work together to build on 50 years of providing quality homes across North Wales, investing into communities and supporting those facing homelessness. As a Gold Standard Investors in People employer, we're committed to providing an environment where our people can thrive and be proud of where they work, in a culture enabling them to fulfil their potential and feel valued for their contribution. The Package <ul><li>Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)</li><li>Benefits platform with savings on groceries, high-street shopping, new tech, holidays etc.</li><li>Further studies support and career development opportunities </li><li>Annual Leave and Cycle to work purchase scheme</li><li>Employee health assistance scheme</li><li>Enhanced maternity and paternity pay </li><li>Generous contributory pension scheme</li></ul>The Role - Housing Support Worker / Officer You will support Residents in a supported accommodation setting and/or the community with their housing needs and life skills in a person-centred, trauma informed way. This will involve: <ul><li>Supporting residents with mental health and wellbeing, by encouraging healthy activities and lifestyles, and signposting to services</li><li>Assisting with claims for housing and associated benefits to support financial stability</li><li>Organising and managing a range of engaging activities to promote social inclusion</li><li>Playing a hands-on role in responding to incidents appropriately, contacting and liaising with NWH staff, emergency services, voluntary and statutory agencies, </li><li>Maintaining accurate service user records and files</li></ul>Our Requirements - Housing Support Worker / Officer <ul><li>Either have the ability to hold at least basic conversations in Welsh (although you may struggle to keep up fully) or be currently learning / willing to learn Welsh to the required level </li><li>Experience working in a client centred environment such as housing, care or similar (e.g., supporting individuals in reporting maintenance issues, making healthcare appointments, pursuing hobbies, securing training and employment, etc.)</li><li>Knowledge of the support needs of vulnerable people</li><li>Good verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Hard working, with a positive 'can do attitude'</li><li>At least have basic IT skills, with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook</li></ul>Click on the links to view the Job Descriptions <ul><li>Housing Support Officer (Dispersed and Shared).pdf</li><li>Housing Support Officer (Hostels).pdf</li><li>Housing Support Worker (Nights).pdf</li><li>Housing Support Worker.pdf</li></ul>At North Wales Housing we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of service users. You must be willing for an enhanced DBS disclosure to be undertaken by our organisation. North Wales Housing is an equal opportunities organisation who particularly welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds. All Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates, as well as disabled applicants who meet our essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Housing Support Worker / Officer - Talent Pool

Job Description #internal Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers). Housing Officer - Lateral Move Permanent Grade 4 - £32,076 - £39,186 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week This is an opportunity to join Birmingham City Council's Housing Management Service and provide a real difference for the tenants of this city. This is a vital role ensuring the environmental cleanliness, maintenance and appearance of our neighbourhoods, estates, communal sites, blocks and associated assets. Managing staff and resources and working with partners, tenants and citizens to positively affect the local environment, to both internal and external areas. Managing the associated health and safety of staff, assets and service delivery ensuring that required procedures are in place and followed accordingly. The role will report to a Housing Manager and will work as part of a team. You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. For any informal enquires please contact: Peter.Barratt via email <a href="mailto:peter.barratt@birmingham.gov.uk" target="_blank">peter.barratt@birmingham.gov.uk</a> We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be undertaken Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification: TH0046BX Housing Officer GR4 JDPS.doc About Us We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

Housing Officer - Lateral Move

Job Description #internal Housing Officer -Lateral Mover Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers) Permanent Grade 4 - £32,076 - £39,186 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week Housing Officer Central Estate Services You will be responsible for the modernisation of the service, and the training of staff on the new modernisation processes. The role will require the preparation of regular performance reports to senior management by providing data analysis support and direct analysis of information. To achieve this, you will have a good understanding of data analysis techniques and the various presentation packages available within the Microsoft Suite of Applications. You will be able to use Microsoft products to a high standard. You will be responsible for training staff in new ways of working involving IT, producing training materials, information, and handouts. You will also be the first point of contact where staff are having difficulties. You will support the development of new and existing policies procedures based on new legislation or working practises as they arrive. You will also need to visit sites to ensure policies and procedures are being followed, offering support and direction where required. You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. For any informal enquires please contact: David Prosser : <a href="mailto:david.prosser@birmingham.gov.uk" target="_blank">david.prosser@birmingham.gov.uk</a> We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification: HO JDPS GR4 BCC449 (2).pdf About Us We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

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