Private Rent Sector Officer
Agency Ref: 75938
Type: 6 Month Temporary
Location: Hybrid working on site in West Sussex
Hours: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday
Daily duties:
- Increase the supply of private rented properties available to clients of the Council’s Housing Options Team through direct negotiation with private landlords and letting agents
- Contribute to a proactive service to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by maximising opportunities for them to rent privately
- Provide a tenancy sustainment service to tenants who have been assisted under the Council’s Rent in Advance and Deposit Guarantee Scheme
- Provide assistance and mediation to tenants and private landlords in relation to rent payments impacted by welfare benefit changes in order to prevent homelessness
- Carry out affordability assessments in line with the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996, case law and Homelessness Code of Guidance
- Investigate claims against Deposit Guarantees in liaison with the Senior Private Housing Options Officer
Essential Requirements:
- Good understanding and knowledge of the private sector housing market
- Full driving licence & use of car
- Excellent interviewing, negotiating, inter-personal and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly and effectively resolve disagreements or complaints