Temporary Accommodation Placement Officer

X1 Full time
- Fixed Term
- Temporary Accommodation Placement Officer
12 Months
35 Hours per week

At Royal Greenwich we procure and manage private sector and council stock as temporary accommodation. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team member to join our Temporary Accommodation Placement Team, who provide a quality administration service to the team of temporary accommodation officers and the manager.

You will need to have experience in a variety of administration duties, be computer literate and willing to learn new I.T skills. A good working knowledge MS Excel is required.

The role is extremely varied. You will need to be quick thinking, discreet and very flexible to meet our changing priorities and deadlines. You will also be required to carry out tenancy sign ups for our clients on a daily basis. In order to meet service requirements this will require you to stay late on occasion when required with little or no notice.

You must be able to demonstrate excellent customer service and show an ability to build good relationships with other departments, landlords and external organisation

• general administration
• creating and terminating tenancies
• a high volume of phone calls
• liaising with landlords to source temporary accommodation
• providing reports and maintaining records

This is an extremely busy department so be prepared to be busy and work under pressure.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Diversity Statement:
Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close:
All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close:
Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Salary:
Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated.

Our Staff Values:
Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.