Housing Advice and Homeless Prevention Officer
Hillingdon
Contract
£22.98 per hour PAYE or £30 per hour limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35
Our client is looking for an experienced Housing Advice and Homeless Prevention Officer.
This is one of many opportunities we are currently recruiting for please visit our website colbernlimited co uk for more jobs.
Resettlement Housing Prevention Officer to work with our migrant cases, including NASS, Afghan, Ukraine and any other government back scheme. This will include outreach work within Hotels on a rota system. Officers are expected to work a minimum of 3 days in the office.
The post-holder will be responsible for proactively delivering housing options advice, including security of tenure, low cost home ownership, preventing homelessness, investigating householder circumstances and undertaking statutory assessments in order to determine the best options and resources available on a case by case basis. This will involve carrying and managing a case load across housing options, move-on and homeless prevention, to work with individuals supporting and directing clients to access a broad range of housing options and where appropriate making relevant onward referrals and signpost to other services. The post holder will ensure statutory requirements are met and local team targets are delivered through case work.
Hold an appropriate qualification in a relevant field: NVQ, Diploma, relevant degree or relevant experience.
A good standard of education with English & Maths GCSE grade A- C or equivalent
2. STATUTORY or ROLE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Ability and willingness to participate in a rota system for the Asylum hotels in Hillingdon, offering housing advice and sourcing emergency accommodation, if required.
Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
Able to visit clients Borough-wide and outside the Borough, if required.
3. EXPERIENCE
Experience of working in a front facing team interviewing and assessing clients with a need for assistance.
Experience of case work and the application of case work management systems.
Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working.
Experience of working on defined operational projects, working to tight deadlines and objectives with minimum supervision.
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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients
are an equal opportunities employer