Housing Needs Reviews Caseworker

3 months contract with a Northwest London based Local Authority

Job Summary:

To assist the housing needs group to improve its services by investigating and responding to enquiries from Members/MP s and formal complaints.

To carry out statutory reviews of decisions under the Housing Act 1996 as amended by the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 (both Part VI and Part VII reviews).

To have direct communication with customers and their elected or other representatives including lawyers and advocates.

Also close liaison with officers and managers within the housing needs group to ensure and promote good understanding of the group s work and services.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

Essential Experience Required:

The successful candidate will possess the ability to come to fair reasoned and evidencebased judgements in dealing with complaints and s202 reviews and to communicate these in writing in a clear and logical manner.

They will have an indepth knowledge of the Housing Act 1996 parts VI and VII legislation (and amended legislation set out in the Housing Reduction Act 2017). In addition they require knowledge of related regulations and guidance.

They will possess the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with a wide range of customers colleagues and will be able to respond to enquiries from MP s and Councillors about housing related issues.

They will have experience of providing or ensuring high standards of customer service and of demonstrating high standards of casework and in coming to careful and fair conclusions to a case.

They will have experience of meeting varying deadlines.

They will also have experience of adapting to different IT systems.

The closing date for this position is Thursday 18/04/2024.