Marks Consulting Partners are currently looking for a Homelessness Prevention Officer to work with one of our Local Authority clients in Sussex.
What the job will be doing
* Seek to prevent homelessness arising wherever possible by working with people at risk of becoming homeless, ensuring that timely advice and assistance is provided on a range of complex issues, using innovative and cost effective solutions to support a preventative approach to homelessness. Thereby minimising the impact to the client and the Council.
* Receive applications for assistance from persons who may be threatened with homelessness, taking all action required or appropriate in accordance with the homelessness legislation. This will include making decisions in consultation with senior Housing Needs staff regarding the Council’s prevention duties to such applicants under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
* Assess the client’s housing needs and identify problems causing potential homelessness and provide tailored solutions, advice and assistance to enable them to sustain their existing accommodation or achieve a planned move to alternative accommodation whilst managing their expectations around the solutions available.
* Carry out home visits where appropriate in an attempt to mediate between households who are at risk of homelessness.
In liaison with the Private Tenancy Negotiation and ...
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