# Grants and Adaptations Officer - Home Improvement Agency (HIA)

**Company**: London Borough of Bromley
**Location**: London Borough of Bromley
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: GBP 40,352 - 42,584 per year
**Category**: Social Care

**Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/grants-and-adaptations-officer-home-improvement-agency-hia-110653?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_c832dd7a-f5e

## Description

We are seeking a Grants and Adaptations Officer to join our Home Improvement Agency (HIA) team.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, supporting residents to access grants, adaptations, and financial assistance that enable them to live independently at home.

Responsibilities:

- Assess grant and loan applications, including means testing.

- Manage cases from referral through to completion.

- Carry out home visits, inspections, and monitoring of works.

- Liaise with residents, Occupational Therapists, contractors, and other professionals.

- Maintain accurate records and ensure funding is administered appropriately.

- Support the delivery of high-quality adaptations and home improvement works.

Requirements:

- Knowledge of construction methods, building works, and property repairs.

- Experience of carrying out inspections and monitoring works.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Strong organisational, administrative, and case management skills.

- Good numeracy skills and the ability to understand financial assessments.

- Strong IT skills and experience maintaining accurate electronic records.

- A customer-focused and empathetic approach, particularly when working with vulnerable residents.

- The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Desirable qualifications and experience:

- Experience of Disabled Facilities Grants, adaptations, or housing assistance services.

- Experience undertaking means tests, including use of the Ferret system.

- Ability to read and interpret plans, drawings, specifications, and schedules of work.

- Knowledge of grants legislation and funding streams.

- Qualifications in construction, housing, or a related discipline.

- HHSRS, Trusted Assessor, or similar relevant qualification.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary (£40,352 - £42,584 per annum).

- Local Government Pension Scheme.

- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

- Excellent training and development opportunities.

- Career progression within a growing and evolving service.

- Bromley employee benefits including Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Technology Scheme, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car Scheme, and a wide range of local and national discounts.

## Skills

### Required
- construction
- building maintenance
- adaptations
- case management
- communication
- organisational skills
- numeracy
- IT skills

### Nice to have
- Disabled Facilities Grants
- housing assistance services
- means tests
- Ferret system
- plans
- drawings
- specifications
- schedules of work
- grants legislation
- funding streams
- construction qualifications
- HHSRS
- Trusted Assessor

---

Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/grants-and-adaptations-officer-home-improvement-agency-hia-110653?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)