The Role:
The Housing Choice and Supply Service are seeking to recruit an Applications Officer within the Housing Applications and Housing Choice Team.
This is a fast paced role, where you will be required to work as part of a team to assess and process applications to join Southwark’s Home search bidding scheme.
You will liaise with a number of departments within the council ensuring the service is accessible and transparent for those in housing need, seeking access to social housing in the borough.
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
About You:
You will be/ have
- A strong communicator, both written and orally
- A meticulous eye for detail, and will have the ability to address errors proactively in addition to sharing good practice with team members.
- Working independently within minimal supervision and to target
- An excellent word processing skills and good knowledge of MS Excel
- Flexible and can adapt to diverse work demands and patterns
- An excellent team ethos
- Thorough in your approach to data handling
- Positive and can-do approach
- A self starter
Experience of using IWorld Northgate, iCasework and Information at work (EDMS) is desirable, however training will be provided.
Additional Information:
• Hours of work, 36 hours Monday - Friday
• This is a permanent x2 position
For questions about the role please contact Delia.dominici@southwark.gov.uk or Quesha.tait@southwark.gov.uk
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and-more/
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: 23/03/2023
Interview Date: W/C 03/04/2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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