Job Description
Salary: £15,768.50 - £17,706 pro-rata (FTE £31,537 - £35,412)Housing Options Advisor18.5 hours per weekFixed term contract up to 12 months (or upon return of substantive post holder) / Up to 12 months secondment for existing staff£15,768.50 - £17,706.00 (FTE £31,537 – £35,412) per annumWychavon and Malvern Hills District Councils are committed to delivering excellent advice and support services to homeless people approaching the council for housing assistance.We are looking for the ideal candidate to join our team who can demonstrate their experience of delivering good quality homelessness advice or services. They would be a key point of contact for those facing homelessness to deliver the Council’s statutory obligations under the Housing Act 1996 Part Vll, and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.The ability to empathise with clients and engage with potentially vulnerable people is essential.The role involves:Interviewing those approaching the Council as homeless.Working with clients to find solutions to their homelessnessAdministering and discharging the Council’s statutory and regulatory obligations to people threatened with or experiencing homelessness.Writing to clients accepting and ending legal duties.Liaison with statutory and non-statutory agencies to investigate homelessness and to assist in the...