Housing Options Officer

3 months ago


Northamptonshire, United Kingdom GCS Recruitment Specialists Ltd Full time

Local Authority in the search for a Housing Options Officer. This is a Contract role based in Northampton, initially for a period of 3 months.

Here are the details of the position:
Job title: Housing Options Officer

Location: Northampton

Type: Contract
- Rates: £28 per hour Umbrella £21.54 per hour PAYE
- Start Date: ASAP
- Working Hours: 36 hours per week
- Work Arrangement: 2 days WFH, 3 days in the Guildhall Northampton office
- Contract Duration: Initially three months as agency and then a nine-month fixed-term contract on a salary of £36,734 (pro-rata)

**Duties**:

- Prevention and relief of homelessness, issuing of legally compliant letters, assessment of main homelessness duty, including eligibility, priority need, local connection and intentional homelessness.
- Prevent and relieve homelessness, providing advice, guidance, and assistance on the range of options available to resolve clients housing needs. Produce personal housing plans for applicants approaching for advice and assistance, conducting home visits as appropriate.
- To organise and administer the letting of temporary accommodation to clients whom the authority has a duty to accommodate, making assessments to identify the most appropriate placement for the specific household. Monitoring and taking appropriate action on licence arrears, antisocial behaviour, etc. Involvement in bringing empty properties back in to use.
- Assist in the implementation of new legislation, support new initiatives within the service, other teams within the Council, and statutory and voluntary agencies e.g. Environmental Health, Housing Benefit, Care & Repair, Job Centre, and Social Services. Meet performance targets and support the delivery of service priorities.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.



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