Housing Options Officer, Inverness

Job Description

Post Title: Housing Options Officer
Location: Inverness Town House
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £34,034 - £38,056 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details: Jennifer Macrae Tel: 07818 494258 E-mail: jennifer.macrae@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: Housing Options Officers play an integral role in delivering the Highland Council’s housing and homelessness service. This is an exciting opportunity to join a committed housing service that strives for consistent improvement and development with a focus on excellent customer care.

Within this role you will work closely as part of a multi-disciplinary housing team and you will report to, and support, the area Principal Housing Officer.

Please APPLY ONLINE.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Chartered Institute of Housing Level 3 Qualification or the willingness to undertake this within the first 12 months of employment.

Have access to personal transport or be able to travel to meet the requirements of the
post.