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Move on Officer

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Move on Officer working with Acquisitions Team

For an informal discussion, please contact Ruth Robertson on 01273 292676

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Acquisitions team supporting moves to alternative accommodation options but primarily private rented accommodation outside of the homeless pathway.

You will have a positive attitude towards enabling people to privately rent and an awareness of the issues that tenants may face renting privately in Brighton & Hove. A big part of the role will be liaising with tenants and often Landlords to properly assess needs in order to best sustain the accommodation option they move to. You will be confident in working with budget plans and have a working knowledge of household benefits and entitlements to enable tenants and create resilient and sustainable tenancies.

Having an understanding of local authority temporary accommodation and the duties that people are housed under will be an advantage. You should also have a good understanding of the needs of large families, complex need families and single homeless households and the wider support networks available in the city.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.