Local Authority Housing Allocations and Verifications Officer, South London

Local Authority Housing Allocations and Verifications Officer, South London 
Pay rate to £30.67 per hour 
Contract role, Local Government Housing 
 
We are recruiting for an experienced Housing Allocations and Verifications Officer in South London 
This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting 

• Provide a high quality, customer focused and responsive housing allocation service to Lambeth tenants and residents applying for transfers and social housing by the efficient and timely allocation of Council housing and nominations to Housing Associations and Housing Co-operatives including various mobility schemes where appropriate.  

• Advertise properties and short-list prospective tenants by matching need and qualification criteria through the processes of the choice-based lettings scheme and make direct offers of properties in accordance with the Council’s Housing Allocation Scheme and related policies and procedures.  

• Apply rigour and undertake detailed and thorough investigations (conducting home visits where necessary), in the verification process and in the approval of all housing applications through the housing register maintaining a detailed knowledge and understanding of Lambeth’s Allocations scheme and associated policies and procedures.  

• Work closely with housing providers, including ALMOs and Registered Social Landlords, maintaining and developing effective day to day to day working relationships and monitor their performance ensuring the most effective use of total social rented stock in the borough.  

• Provide timely and accurate management information, data and produce detailed reports to assist with the monitoring and supply of the social housing stock.  

• Liaise and work closely with other peer groups across housing and other directorates that have a direct influence on the section promoting a joined up approach in the operational deployment of services.  

• Good understanding and knowledge of the processes and criteria for allocation of social rented housing under the provisions of Part VI of 1996 Housing Act K2 Knowledge and understanding of housing problems encountered by local residents  

• Understanding of the Council’s policy of Valuing Diversity. Relevant Experience  

• Experience of working in diverse customer focused environment  

• Experience in property allocation or verification of complex documentation 

 
Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Vitalis can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@vitalissocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.