Reviews Officer x2

Grade: MG6

Salary: £49,651-£74,475

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: Full time

Location: Bromley Civic Centre

Directorate: Housing Planning and Regeneration – Housing Services

Reviews Officer

Grade: MG6 (£49,651 - £74,475 per annum)

Permanent, Full-time (36 hours per week)

The London Borough of Bromley is seeking 3 x experienced Reviews officers to act as a caseworker for the statutory independent reviews function in relation to the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) Part VI & V11, code of guidance, case law and policy, ensuring that decisions are consistent with the council’s statutory responsibilities.

Reporting to the Principal Housing Officer Assessment, Reviews & RS you will support the department in ensuring services are high-performing, financially sustainable and focused on delivering positive outcomes for Bromley residents.

Key responsibilities

To work with those requesting a review, interviewing applicants, assessing and investigating review applications and reaching decisions in line with the council’s statutory duties ensuring robust decision making, timely reviews and continuous service improvement ensuring that outcomes are linked to service improvement, training, coaching and mentoring of staff across the housing teams.

To generate income into the service through the completion of s202 Reviews and Training for other local authorities.

Contribute effectively to writing and review of strategy, policy and procedures, including production of formal reports to Committees.

Drive continuous improvement, performance management and value for money across the service.

Bring strong partnerships with members, internal teams, health partners, registered providers, voluntary organisations, refuges, probation, social care and other stakeholders.

Provide confident, professional advice to elected members and officers on homelessness related matters.

About You

You will be a collaborative and creditable officer with substantial experience undertaking reviews in a timely manner within a local authority. You will bring: -

Extensive knowledge and experience, across housing.

A strong understanding of housing legislation, regulation and current national policy.

Proven ability to operate in a political environment and provide clear advice to elected members and staff.

Strong communication and partnership-working capabilities.

Why Join Bromley?

Applications will be assessed based on the criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification, which can be found here

If you would like to speak to the Hiring Manager about the role, please contact Jacqui.lansley@bromley.gov.uk for a confidential discussion.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment.

We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to contact the Recruitment Team regarding the application process, please email Recruitment.Team@bromley.gov.uk