Temporary Accommodation Placement Officer

Job description

Salary : £38,923 - £43,749 Grade : Level 3, Zone 1 Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG Contract Type: 1 Permanent, 1 Year FTC Hours: 36, Full time Closing Date: Sunday 7th June 2025 23:59 About Camden: In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind. What You’ll Be Doing: As a Temporary Accommodation Placement Officer, you will provide comprehensive housing advice, guidance and support to residents. You will facilitate the temporary allocation process and all related functions including assessing and placing homeless households in all forms of suitable and affordable temporary accommodation, setting up and ending tenancies as appropriate. You will work collaboratively with other colleagues across housing services to achieve better housing solutions and outcomes for households in emergency accommodation. You will also be expected to update the authority’s IT Housing Systems, ensuring details are correct to ensure timely and accurate records and the legal obligations for both la...