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Accommodation Officer
3 weeks ago
**Job summary**
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Devon Partnership Trust as a Mental Health Accommodation Officer, covering the Torbay areas of Devon. Due to the large and rural area the post covers, being able to drive and use of a car is an advantage.
The role is mostly working from home/supporting clients in the community but there is an office base in Torquay. The line management of this post comes under the DPT Social Care Contracting Team and the social care assessor part of this role is operationally managed by the Social Work lead manager for the Torbay area.
Its a very busy, fast paced position, so the ability to manage/prioritise your own time, caseload and diary is essential.
This is a very rewarding role as you will be enabling people to progress with their mental health recovery pathways and regain independence in the community.
It is a very varied position as it entails working across many partnership agencies and different services within Devon Partnership Trust and Torbay Trust, plus the opportunity to feed into strategic initiatives at a local and national level.
**Interviews are scheduled Friday 19 July, Plym Building, Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, EX7 0NR**
**Main duties of the job**
**The general duties are**:
- Supporting people using our services to access mental health supported living and residential care, private rented and social housing options ,maintain their accommodation and support them to move on
- Assessing eligible social care needs in line with the Social Care Act 2014 and reviewing these packages.
- Advice on community resources and social prescribing
- Signposting carers to resources to support their needs
- Advising Social Workers and Clinical teams on housing related matters for their clients.
- Managing a caseload and strong skills in time management
- Duty to Refer (Homeless Reduction Act 2018)
- Social Care Act 2014
- Homeless legislation
- Safeguarding
- Trauma Informed practise
- Signposting for benefits advice and working with DWP Vulnerable Customer Teams
- Community based visits to clients and providers
- Actively researching and creating community partnerships.
- Solutions focused approach
- Support with warnings for tenancy/licence breaches/ evictions/signposting and support accessing legal advice.
- Support to access Devon Home Choice, Health and Wellbeing panel and The Move on Panel.
- Actively seeking new accommodation opportunities in private and social housing sectors.
- Advocating and advising clients to prevent homelessness.
- Representing DPT/Torbay Trust at strategical and operational meetings with partner agencies.
- Working alongside LA, voluntary and social sector housing services
**About us**
**About Devon Partnership Trust**
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
**Our values**
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
Pay: £28,407.00-£34,581.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
- Transport links
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 02/07/2024
Reference ID: C9369-24-0488
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