The City of Edinburgh Council
Housing Officer - Multiple Locations across City
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Housing Officer (Private Rented Sector (PRS) Team, Homeless Prevention and Housing Options Team)
Multiple Locations across City
Salary: £34,452 - £40,501
Hours: 36 per week
About Us:
The City of Edinburgh Council’s Homelessness Prevention and Housing Options Team (HP&HOT) is at the frontline of tackling and preventing homelessness in Edinburgh. An exciting opportunity for 2 x HP&HOT Private Rented Sector Housing Officers has arisen due to team expansion. The roles will sit within the PRS team who work to prevent and resolve homelessness in Edinburgh.
About the Role:
- Working Monday – Friday, this role is a hybrid role where you will be working both at home and within an office setting based at 249 High Street. This may change at any time.
- Responsibilities:
- Provide tailored housing options advice, information, and support referrals to prevent homelessness for those who are currently in Private Rented accommodation or assist those looking to access Private Rented accommodation.
- Work to legislative and good practice requirements and in collaboration with many other statutory services and partner organisations to make key statutory decisions about customer’s entitlement to services.
- Involved in the ongoing development of this service and the promotion of this service to customers including Landlords and relevant Agencies.
- Participate on a rota and cover basis and may be required to provide cover or reschedule your diary at very short notice to ensure statutory duties are achieved.
- Display resilience on a daily basis and the ability to take ownership and responsibility of applicable tasks when working in an often-challenging role with households who are experiencing crisis situations.
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Requirements:
- Proven track record of working within a challenging frontline service.
- This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
- Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.
- An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
About the Organisation:
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers, and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented.
Interview Process:
Part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility into your ways of working.
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Our Commitment to Equalities:
Find out more about our commitment to equalities here.
Our Culture:
Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace.
Colleague Support and Wellbeing:
As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives, and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.
Reasonable Adjustments:
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
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