3 months contract with local authority The role involves delivering comprehensive housing options advice to individuals, focusing on security of tenure, low-cost home ownership, and homelessness prevention. The position requires managing a caseload across housing options, move-on, and homeless prevention, supporting clients in accessing various housing solutions, and making referrals to other services when necessary. The post-holder must ensure compliance with statutory requirements and contribute to achieving local team targets through effective case management. Responsibilities Provide proactive housing options advice, including security of tenure and low-cost home ownership. Prevent homelessness by investigating household circumstances and conducting statutory assessments. Manage a caseload across housing options, move-on, and homeless prevention. Support and guide clients to access a broad range of housing options and make relevant referrals. Ensure statutory requirements are met and local team targets are achieved. Deliver professional, responsive, and individualized service to residents requiring housing advice. Provide holistic, informed, and accurate housing advice to all service approaches. Empower residents to independently manage their housing situations and make informed choices. Advise potentially homeless clients on available benefits and assistance. Assess and determine applications from homeless households under the Housing Act 1996. Maintain high standards of record-keeping and adhere to agreed procedures. Stay informed about housing legislation, policies, and case law. Communicate effectively with staff, customers, and stakeholders to manage expectations. Represent the service at meetings and contribute to strategy and policy development. Detect and prevent fraudulent housing applications and refer cases to the Counter Fraud Team. Investigate complaints and ensure corporate standards are met. Requirements Requirements: Expertise in housing options, including low-cost home ownership and homelessness prevention. Ability to manage casework using knowledge of legislation and established networks. Experience in developing relationships with private sector landlords and agents. Ability to engage with various teams and services to deliver a seamless service. Skills in identifying and managing safeguarding concerns and risks. Experience in providing expert advice on security of tenure and managing complex cases. Ability to build effective working relationships with social care and external partners. Understanding of social care legislative requirements as they affect housing. Capability to investigate and discharge the Council’s homeless duty appropriately.