Principal Review Officer
Principal Review Officer
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31-07-2025
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Job Description
3 months contract with local authority
Responsibilities:
- Manage and conduct the review process for Part VI and Part VII applications including preparation of papers minuting and following up decisions in writing.
- Conduct determine and issue decisions on homeless reviews in compliance with statutory timescales and regulatory framework.
- Be senior in rank or grade to the officer who took the original decision in compliance with statute.
- Write complex review decision letters ensuring compliance with law and good practice.
- Ensure statutory decisions are able to withstand political media and legal scrutiny.
- Provide effective and professional Review and Appeal service on behalf of the Housing Options and Homelessness service.
- Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation statutory guidance and case law.
- Ensure reviews are dealt with in accordance with the law and council policy.
- Manage a caseload and own time efficiently to ensure all deadlines are met.
- Liaise with applicants and their representatives regarding their application for review and review decisions in line with legislation good practice and case law.
- Instruct legal services and provide recommendations concerning legal challenges arising from decisions.
- Determine and issue decisions regarding the provision of temporary accommodation pending appeals.
- Manage and control the use of temporary accommodation during the review and Court appeal process.
- Conduct determine and issue all Part VI reviews where necessary in accordance with Islington s Allocation scheme.
- Conduct determine and issue medical reviews be responsible for the re-assessment of applications from people seeking housing on medical grounds.
- Develop and maintain high standards of timely decision-making on homelessness reviews housing register appeals and complex customer complaints.
- Liaise with Legal Services to ensure that decisions regarding legal challenges are made in the best interest of the Council.
- Recommend and implement changes in procedure where necessary.
- Disseminate good practice and provide feedback decisions to relevant managers and staff.
- Enter update and extract information from the Council s IT systems as required and maintain performance information on the review function.
- Prepare applicants files for disclosure where necessary.
- Develop disseminate and train on procedures for dealing with reviews and appeals and any other related matters.
- Investigate and respond to enquiries received from applicants other council officers MP s councillors and external bodies.
- Undertake other duties commensurate to the grade of the post.
Requirements: Full-time availability for a year Ability to work 36 hours per week Resilient and able to thrive in challenging situations Attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills Comfortable with confrontation and able to deal with difficult situations Availability for out-of-hours meetings and lone working Daily use of a car and a full driving license
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