Housing Complaints Officer

Housing Complaints Officer (Temporary) Job Description

Housing Complaints Officer Responsible for managing complaints through to completion, including assisting with investigations and draft responses as required.

4. To support effective and timely resolution of complaints.

5. To ensure reasonable adjustments are identified and provided for residents as required.

6. To monitor adherence to Complaint Handling Code timescales and highlight areas of noncompliance.

7. To help ensure complaint handling is compliant with the Complaint Handling Code and that complaint responses are of a good quality, so that escalation rates and referrals to the Housing Ombudsman are minimised.

8. To promote learning from complaints and to contribute to embedding service improvements as a result of complaints made.

9. To assist with staff training, improvements to processes and with embedding a positive complaint handling culture.

5. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSILBITIES OF THE POST Housing Complaints Officer

1. Use the case management system to acknowledge complaints about Housing services and keep accurate records.

2. Track complaints through to completion, including assisting with investigations and draft responses as required by and in liaison with the stage 1 or stage 2 response Officer; and monitor delivery of agreed actions.

3. To work proactively with colleagues in Housing Services and the Council?s contractors.

4. Assist with ensuring that complaints are dealt with in line with the Housing Ombudsman?s Complaint Handling Code at all times, including the timeliness and quality of responses, extensions to timescales, reasonable adjustments etc.

5. Assist with complaint investigations by gathering evidence where required and reviewing records to establish facts and determine outcomes.

6. Review complaint responses to ensure they are clear, evidence-based, empathetic and compliant with the Complaint Handling Code.

7. Monitor complaint handling timescales and proactively escalate risks of delays.

8. Liaise directly with complainants, advocates, contractors and other stakeholders to facilitate complaint resolution.

Person Specification Housing Complaints Officer

Experience Experience of complaints investigation in a regulated public service Excellent communication skills, especially letter writing