Housing Planning Assistant- REQ03952

North Lanarkshire Council; Motherwell, Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Civic Centre Windmillhil Street, ML1 1AB

Salary: £27,301 - £29,180 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

*Internal applicants must apply via MySelf*

Business Development and Support

Housing Planning Assistant (35 hours) (Permanent)

Enterprise and Communities has designed its services to deliver the council's priority outcomes and meet the changing needs of our communities. As the 4th largest authority in Scotland and the largest local authority landlord, we are used to delivering a highly responsive service to our tenants and customers. We want to do more and have hugely ambitious plans to regenerate our communities, build new homes, develop Smarter Homes, create employment, attract investment to North Lanarkshire, prevent homelessness and sustain tenancies.

We know that successful service delivery requires an integrated approach to business analysis, performance management, strategic development, business planning, business system development and customer engagement. As a Housing Planning Assistant, you will be an integral part of developing these services.

Working on our hybrid model based between home and the Civic Centre, Motherwell, you will join our Housing Strategy team within the wider Business Development and Support team and will be responsible for research, development, collation and maintenance of statistical information, area and housing market profiling, co-ordination of information for tenants and other stakeholders, and assisting with returns to the Scottish Government.

You should be educated to Standard Grade level or equivalent with moderate experience gained in a housing or related environment. A good working knowledge of IT systems, good organisational skills, and previous experience of collation and management of information are also essential.

An HNC/SVQ Level 3 in Administration or Housing or equivalent is desirable. Previous experience of using ArcGIS and knowledge of Scottish Government Housing Statistical Returns are also desirable.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

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