Accommodation Assessment & Lettings Team Leader - Lewisham

Reference: RQ1518546_1747151650

Main Purpose of the job:

To manage a team of frontline officers who arrange emergency and temporary accommodation placements and appropriate referrals into supported accommodation, ensuring all placements and referrals are carried out in a timely manner, making the best use of all available housing stock at all times.

Arrange emergency accommodation on behalf of other Council services, including Children's Social Services and Adult Social Care.

Co-ordinate available properties in the private rented sector and in conjunction with Housing Caseworkers and the Tenancy Management and Resettlement Officers identify highest priority households to be put forward for Direct Lets to prevent and relieve homelessness.

To ensure high quality offers, suitability and discharge of duty decisions are made in a timely manner relating to offers of properties (temporary accommodation & private rented properties) and that staff work proactively to find an appropriate housing solution to bring the Council's 'relief'/ full housing duty to an end

Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines so that accommodation is allocated based on need and all offers of accommodation are suitable.

Proactively contribute to the council's action plan to reduce the number of households in temporary accommodation by monitoring and maximising move on opportunities from temporary accommodation and supported housing.

Effectively manage waiting lists for supported housing, ensuring priority is given to those in greatest need.

Ensure accurate records are maintained of those in all types of emergency, temporary and supported housing, maintaining statistical information for local and central government statistical returns.

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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£34.10 - £34.10
Per annum
Up to GBP34.10 per annum

London

Contract

Added 13/05/2025
Reference: RQ1518546_1747151650

Accommodation Assessment & Lettings Team Leader - Lewisham

London
Contract

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