About this role
Reviews Officer (Part VI Reviews)Fully Remote | Housing & Homelessness
Rate: £27.00 per hour PAYE (£35.34 per hour Umbrella)
Rate Increase: £36.44 per hour Umbrella from the 13th timesheet onwards
Location: Fully Remote
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week
Equipment: IT kit provided. Collection and return of equipment must be completed in person.
Are you an experienced Housing Reviews Officer with a strong background in Part VI Housing Act reviews?
We are recruiting for an experienced Reviews Officer to join a busy Housing service, undertaking statutory reviews of complex housing and homelessness decisions. This is a fully remote opportunity, ideal for candidates with recent local authority experience carrying out housing reviews and producing robust, legally compliant decisions.
The Role
You will be responsible for conducting statutory reviews of housing and homelessness decisions, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, Codes of Guidance and case law. You will manage a varied caseload, assess complex cases, and produce detailed decision letters within statutory timescales.
You will also play a key role in identifying learning points from reviews, helping to improve future decision-making and service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake statutory reviews of housing and homelessness decisions.
- Review decisions relating to housing allocations, homelessness duties and accommodation suitability.
- Produce legally robust review decision letters within statutory timescales.
- Assess complex cases and identify legal and operational risks.
- Respond to representations from applicants, solicitors and advocates.
- Support responses to legal challenges, including pre-action protocols and judicial review matters where required.
- Maintain accurate case records and ensure compliance with legislation, guidance and policy.
- Contribute to service improvement by identifying trends, best practice and training needs.
Essential Requirements
- Significant experience undertaking Part VI Housing Act reviews within a local authority setting.
- Strong knowledge of housing allocations legislation, homelessness law, statutory guidance and relevant case law.
- Experience producing detailed, legally defensible decision letters.
- Ability to independently manage a high-volume caseload and meet statutory deadlines.
- Excellent analytical, investigative and report-writing skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
What's on Offer?
Fully remote working
Full-time role, Monday to Friday (36 hours per week)
£27.00 per hour PAYE / £35.34 per hour Umbrella
Umbrella rate increases to £36.44 per hour from the 13th timesheet
IT equipment provided
Long-term assignment within a busy Housing service
Please note: Recent and substantial experience carrying out Part VI Housing Act reviews is essential. Applications from candidates without direct reviews experience are unlikely to be considered.
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