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DEPARTMENT: Environment
JOB TITLE: Housing Options Officer
JOB STATUS: Full Time and Part Time
DURATION: Permanent – 24.25 hours
Temporary – 35 hours (Various)
NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 2 Permanent - 2 Temporary
GRADE: 7
HOURLY RATE: £16.30 - £17.51
PRO RATA ANNUAL SALARY: Post 1 – Permanent (24.25hrs) - £20,609 - £22,139
Post 2/3 – Temporary - £29,745 - £31,954
HOURS PER WEEK:
Post 1 – 24.25 hours (2 vacancies)
Post 2 – 35 hrs until March 2026
Post 3 – 35 hrs for 18 months
WORK PATTERN:
Permanent – TBC over 3 working days
Temporary, Mon- Thurs: 08:45 – 16:45, Fri: 08:45- 15:55
LOCATION: Barrhead Council Offices/ Hybrid Working
The post holder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive housing options service to prevent homelessness. Including signposting and referring clients to other services such as social work, money advice and rights team, substance misuse team, etc. They will also be responsible for taking homeless presentations and allocate Council properties in line with our Choice Based Letting policy.
East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15-year Community Planning Partnership vision called ‘A Place to Grow’. Please follow this link to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.
Depending upon the needs of the service, staff in Hybrid roles will typically work from home for up to 40-60% of the time where the needs of the service can still be met.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.
Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here.
Please note East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.
As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our employees.
Pension Scheme
Employees with a contract of employment for 3 months or more are automatically included in our Local Government Pension Scheme which is a career average scheme. Pension contribution rates are based on a tiered system determined by your annual full time equivalent pensionable pay. Further details can be found in the attached document General Information for Applicants or via the Strathclyde Pension Fund website.
Recruitment Dates
Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 16 February 2025
Shortleet date: 19 February 2025
Interview date: 06 March 2025
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lorraine Baxter, Senior Officer – Housing Options on 07970343748 (No agencies please).
