Job Description:

Disabled Facilities Grant Officer

Location: Hackney East London

Rate: £27.29 per hour PAYE

Contract role

The Role

As a Disabled Facilities Grant Officer, you will assess and process Disabled Facilities Grant and Minor Adaptation applications from initial assessment through to completion. Working closely with Occupational Therapists, residents, contractors and other stakeholders, you will ensure adaptations are delivered efficiently, safely and in line with current legislation. You will carry out property inspections, prepare schedules of work and specifications, monitor adaptation works, assess grant eligibility and financial means tests, and ensure projects meet the required standards. The role also includes assessing housing conditions, processing property licensing applications where required, and supporting the Council's work to improve standards within the private rented sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and process Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) and Minor Adaptation Grant applications.
• Interpret recommendations provided by Occupational Therapists.
• Survey residential properties and prepare specifications, drawings and schedules of work.
• Monitor adaptation works to ensure quality, compliance and timely completion.
• Carry out financial means test assessments for grant applications.
• Assess housing conditions and management standards.
• Process property licence applications and undertake property inspections where required.
• Liaise with residents, contractors, architects, Occupational Therapists and internal teams.
• Take appropriate action to ensure compliance with relevant housing legislation.
• Maintain accurate records and provide excellent customer service throughout the grant process.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience administering Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs).
• Experience interpreting Occupational Therapist recommendations.
• Knowledge of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act.
• Experience surveying residential properties and preparing specifications, drawings and schedules of work.

If you have experience delivering Disabled Facilities Grants and managing home adaptation projects, we would love to hear from you. Apply today for immediate consideration.

To find out more information please contact Lily at (url removed)

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.