Housing Officer

Housing Advisor – Homelessness – Local Authority – East of England

£23+ per Hour (negotiable depending on experience)

Hybrid working available

3 months initial contract – likely to be extended

Job Responsibilities:

• To provide specialist and comprehensive housing advice and options to members of the public and delivering the Council’s statutory homelessness functions, focussed on preventing and relieving homelessness while managing expectations.
• The post holder will assess customers’ needs and housing options, agreeing these in the form of a ‘personal housing plan’. For customers who are threatened with homelessness this will mean working to prevent homelessness or identify alternative housing options.
• The post holder will be responding to immediate homelessness situations and arranging placement in emergency accommodation. Where a homeless application is triggered, the post holder will make key decisions about whether the Council’s statutory duties have been discharged and issue formal decision notifications.

You must have:

• Legislation and guidance pertaining to homelessness, housing, social housing allocations and associated public sector provisions
• Experience of working directly within a local authority

Benefits of Working with On-recruitment:

• Up to a £250 referral bonus for any successful referrals – T’s & C.s apply
• Free DBS Checks
• Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities