Homeless Prevention

Homeless Prevention & Assessment Officer
ABOUT THE JOB
You will identify problems causing potential homelessness and provide tailored solutions, advice and assistance to facilitate and secure alternative settled accommodation and prevent homelessness. You will be required to ensure that housing advice and assistanceis given to all clients with due regard to housing legislation (under the 1996 Housing Act, Homelessness Act 2002 & Children's Act 1989) within the agreed timescales ensuring compliance to the requirements of the legislation.
The role is predominantly remote working, however you may need to attend occasional office days/team meetings in the future.
ABOUT YOU
The successful applicant will have detailed knowledge and understanding of the current Homelessness legislation (1996 Homeless Act & Homeless Act 2002) and The Children's Act 1989. You will need to have knowledge and experience working within a homeless serviceenvironment - ideally front-line services. You will have the ability to negotiate and work assertively, yet in a sensitive manner with those who are potentially homeless to ensure that they achieve a realistic understanding of their situation and to discussthe options available to them.
ABOUT US
At Wirral Council, we work together to make Wirral a place we can all be proud of. We know Wirral Council touches almost every aspect of residents' lives. That is a huge responsibility. Our vision is to create equity for people and place and opportunities forall to secure the best possible future for our residents, communities and businesses. Wirral is thriving and constantly changing. We have completely rewritten who we are as an organisation. It's an exciting time for our borough as we progress our ambitiousplans and developments.
Our priorities are developed based on what our residents have told us they want and need.
In response we're working to: Build a prosperous and inclusive economy for residents and businesses. Create a sustainable environment to and lead the way on tackling climate change. Provide safe and pleasant communities. Support residents to lead active andhealthy lives. Provide brighter futures for our children, young people and their families.

Homeless Prevention & Assessment Officer