Out of Hours Accommodation Officer

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EDUCATION, LEISURE AND HOUSING
Housing, Homelessness and Schoolcare Accommodation

Out of Hours Accommodation Officer

Permanent

We have a vacancy for a dedicated individual, to join our Housing Services.

We need to be able to respond quickly and effectively at all times when someone is homeless. Therefore, Housing Services wants to appoint someone who is responsible and enthusiastic to join our Out of Hours Accommodation Service as part of a small team.

You will be able to react quickly to homelessness presentations outwith office hours, assist applicants and secure appropriate temporary accommodation before passing the case to our Homelessness and Advice Section to progress during office hours. To do this, you will require a broad range of experience of dealing with the general public, particularly in demanding situations and to be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.

You will be on call two weeks out of every four weeks outwith office hours, that is after 5pm every weekday until 9am the following morning, and from 5pm on a Friday evening until 9am Monday morning. Public holiday cover will also apply.

You should have a good general standard of education including literacy and numeracy and hold the Professional Development Award in Housing Law for Advisors at Level 7 or complete at the next intake following appointment.

A full driving licence is essential (please note the Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so if you are unable to drive due to a disability your application will still be considered)

You will be required to attend training courses within and outwith Orkney.

Salary in accordance with the Model Agreement on Out of Hours Working, currently £108.53 per week for each complete week of standby performed plus £36.16 for public holiday working and an additional £10.82 per hour for each callout (Monday-Friday) and £23.40/£31.40 for Saturday/Sunday. Mileage will also be paid.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of regulated work with adults.

For an informal chat please contact Lesley Mulraine, Service Manager (Housing, Homelessness & Schoolcare Accommodation) on 873535 ext. 2174

Closing Date: Sunday 18 June 2023

Please note that interview expenses are not payable for this post.