Job vacancy details
Landlord & Initiatives Officers
Employer:London Borough of Newham
Reference:HP43336A
Salary:£28,434 - £30,003 inc L.W.
Hours:36
Working pattern:Full Time, Permanent position
Location:Plaistow, London. E13
Closing date:05/12/2008 23:30 PM
Newham’s Housing Needs service is making good progress preventing homelessness and reducing its’ use of temporary accommodation.
We are determined to continually improve our performance and to provide customer centred services. Recent changes to our management structures at the Housing Options Centre, the Temporary Accommodation Service and the Lettings Agency have focussed on these objectives. Newham’s Homelessness Strategy has just been completely reviewed. It contains ambitious targets for the service that require our staff to fully engage in joint working and partnerships.
We have vacancies in a number of key areas. These are excellent opportunities for people who can demonstrate relevant experience together with a commitment to service delivery and achieving performance targets.
Landlord and Initiatives Officers
Ref No: HP 43336A Scale SO2 Salary £28,434 – £30,003pa
Your experience and skills may have been acquired in either the public or private sectors. Those skills will be used not only to build on successful initiatives such as Newham’s bond scheme but to develop new ones. You will have a good understanding of homelessness issues and housing allocation processes. Able to build effective working relationships, you will also have good marketing skills.
Closing Date for Applications 5th December 2008.
Interviews w/c 19th January 2009
As the Council has a normal retirement age of 65, the maximum age for recruiting new employees will usually be 64 1/2.
The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.
Equal Opportunities
The London Borough of Newham recognises that everyone in Newham has the right to play a full part in the life of the borough. This means that everyone should have equal access to council services, job opportunities and to having their voices heard. It is the council's position that everyone should be treated fairly, without discrimination and with respect of their human rights, regardless of their gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, HIV status, religion, national or social origin or class.

