Housing Access Officer

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
Kirklees
Growth & Regeneration
Skills & Regeneration
37 hours
2
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
5 to 6
£19,312- £21,748

Would you like to work in a busy, challenging but rewarding role as a Housing Access Officer?

The Housing Solutions Service offers a comprehensive housing options service to people in housing need. We focus on working with people to develop plans that support them to keep or find alternative good quality, affordable homes and to prevent or relieve homelessness.

As a Housing Access Officer you will provide customers with appropriate advice and information promptly and professionally.  You will manage enquiries from customers across different housing tenures (private tenants and landlords, home owners and social housing tenants) and those without accommodation.  You will be required to make initial assessments of housing register applications and housing needs and refer appropriate cases to specialist officers.

In order to apply for this role, you will need to detail how you meet the Employee Specification in the Job Profile.

Jamie Nicolls is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

29 September 2021, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Job Profile.pdf – 175KB

This vacancy is closed to applications.