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Allocations Officer (Level 6)

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Location:

Slough

Category:

Housing, Revenues & Benefits

Job Type:

Contract

Date Added:

04-04-2026

Closing Date:

25-05-2026

Job Ref:

Slough Borough Council

Job Salary:

£neg

Description:

Hybrid - 2 days per week required in the office To provide advice and assistance on the Council’s Allocations Scheme and Nominations Agreement. Ensure all housing legislation and regulation is adhered to in the context of housing allocations; To be responsible for the allocation process through to the matching of properties; To make decisions on housing register applications, to determine the status of the application and band award. Where necessary to cross reference with all housing advice approaches, as part of a wider housing solutions service; To allocating accommodation to households in line with the Housing Allocation Scheme through the direct matching system including administering the direct matching process for groups such as those with medical needs (including delayed discharge of care cases, under occupiers and homeless cases); To coordinate the input of void and new build properties from Housing Associations. The council is looking to implement a choice based letting module Practical experience of NEC (Northgate), Civica, Jigsaw (in allocations/housing register context) And Choice based Lettings

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