Accessible Housing Officer

Salary: £16.13 per hour

Purpose of the Job

To improve information and access to wheelchair adapted and other accessible and adapted housing in the social housing sector for disabled people in Brighton & Hove. This project aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of adapted stock management by ensuring that disabled homeseekers are matched to available adapted stock.

Principal Accountabilities

1. To gather applicant data on the housing register to ensure that details of mobility needs are accurately recorded:

1. Carry out a comprehensive audit of information on the housing register and update the register as required.
2. Gather data from other sources, e.g. Occupational Therapy, Housing Officers, Supporting People and other agencies as appropriate.
3. If necessary, devise and implement a self-assessment form to send to those on the housing register for whom there is missing or incomplete information.
4. Refer applicants for further assessments to the council’s medical adviser/Occupational Therapy as required.

1. To ensure there is accurate data on the extent of accessible and adapted properties in the social housing stock.

1. Carry out a comprehensive audit of all recorded information on accessible and adapted properties.
2. Ensure that this data is accurate and up-to-date, by liaising with colleagues in Occupational Therapy and Housing Management.

1. To ensure that the best use is made of existing housing stock.

1. Work with the under-occupation officer to target those in adapted properties they no longer need.
2. Ensure that Housing and Lettings Officers and surveyors are able to identify properties that have the potential to be adapted and devise procedures to achieve this.
3. Work with housing associations to ensure that new developments with wheelchair adapted properties are advertised early and targeted effectively.
4. Work with the Sussex Sub-Regional Choice Based Lettings Scheme to ensure that good practice and policy is adopted Sussex-wide.

Key skills/Experience:

• Customer care experience
• Commitment to the role
• Knowledge of social/disability
• Experience in managing own caseload
• Self motivation
• Good communication skills
• Great IT skills & Microsoft office experience