Registrations & Allocation Team Leader in Redditch

Situated in North Worcestershire, Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council share services. The Councils are committed to being a customer driven organisation, with our customers at the heart of everything we do; focused on improving delivery services that make a difference to the community that we serve.

This is a new role for Redditch Borough Council combining housing application registrations together with the allocation and letting of social housing to create a new team. It is an exciting opportunity for someone with senior housing registration experience who is confident in leading a new team in the management of the processes from the registration of applications through to advertisement and the allocation of accommodation.

Key Requirements

• Professionally and compliantly deliver the Council\’s Housing Register and the Choice Based Letting system for the Borough in accordance with the Allocations Policy, associated legislation & regulatory frameworks.
• Be responsible for the day to day leadership and line management of the Registration and Allocation Advisors.
• Provide outstanding customer service to all customers.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in assessing housing applications and working with choice based letting systems.
• Previous experience in a senior or management role.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Confident in communication with applicants, internal teams, external partners and elected members.

Benefits

• Pension.
• Generous leave entitlements starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata).
• Flexible working, where appropriate.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to employee benefits platform, with discounts for high street shops, leisure discounts, holiday discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and more.

Legal Statement

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.