Homelessness Officer
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 29 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 26 Apr 2018
- Sectors
- Engineering, Defence
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
My client, a Local Authority in Romford is seeking a Homelessness Officer for a 3 month contract
Key Skills & Experience
Experience of providing housing advice services in a local authority or other advice-giving agency.
Experience of conducting thorough investigations into homeless applications in a timely and systematic way.
Experience of researching and developing services aimed at preventing homelessness, and/or bettering people's housing opportunities.
Experience of presenting written information and statistical monitoring information to managers.
Up-to-date knowledge of the legislation, case law and guidance relating to homelessness and the allocation of social housing.
A understanding of the workings of local government and the challenges inherent in providing housing advice given the pressures facing local authorities.
The role is as follows:
To promote the prevention of homelessness and maximise access to available housing options in the borough by providing detailed, timely and comprehensive advice and information to individuals with housing problems those representing them, statutory and voluntary groups, Council colleagues and others with the aim of helping people find appropriate and sustainable remedies to their housing problems.
Participating in regional, London-wide and national networks and groups to ensure the Council is able to provide high quality housing advice and homelessness prevention services.
Provide detailed, timely and comprehensive advice and information to individuals with housing problems those representing them, statutory and voluntary groups, Council colleagues and others.
Pro-actively develop and maintain an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of the full range of housing options available in and out of the borough
Pro-actively develop and promote detailed casework to prevent homelessness, including liaising with Homes and Housing colleagues, Environmental Health, private landlords, legal representatives and the like
Attend and represent the Housing Advice service in cross-service and multi-agency meetings relating to housing advice
Resourcing Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
Key Skills & Experience
Experience of providing housing advice services in a local authority or other advice-giving agency.
Experience of conducting thorough investigations into homeless applications in a timely and systematic way.
Experience of researching and developing services aimed at preventing homelessness, and/or bettering people's housing opportunities.
Experience of presenting written information and statistical monitoring information to managers.
Up-to-date knowledge of the legislation, case law and guidance relating to homelessness and the allocation of social housing.
A understanding of the workings of local government and the challenges inherent in providing housing advice given the pressures facing local authorities.
The role is as follows:
To promote the prevention of homelessness and maximise access to available housing options in the borough by providing detailed, timely and comprehensive advice and information to individuals with housing problems those representing them, statutory and voluntary groups, Council colleagues and others with the aim of helping people find appropriate and sustainable remedies to their housing problems.
Participating in regional, London-wide and national networks and groups to ensure the Council is able to provide high quality housing advice and homelessness prevention services.
Provide detailed, timely and comprehensive advice and information to individuals with housing problems those representing them, statutory and voluntary groups, Council colleagues and others.
Pro-actively develop and maintain an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of the full range of housing options available in and out of the borough
Pro-actively develop and promote detailed casework to prevent homelessness, including liaising with Homes and Housing colleagues, Environmental Health, private landlords, legal representatives and the like
Attend and represent the Housing Advice service in cross-service and multi-agency meetings relating to housing advice
Resourcing Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy