Housing Caseworker

**About you**

We are looking for an enthusiastic, customer focused individual who can work under their own initiative and as part of a team.

Knowledge of the Homelessness Reduction Act is preferred, although full training will be provided.

**About the role**

Housing Caseworkers are responsible for holding a caseload of clients who are homeless or threatened with homelessness and assessing and delivering the council’s statutory duties towards those households.

**About the team**

Exeter City Council’s Housing Needs department provides a range of housing and homelessness related services principally in housing advice and assistance, homelessness prevention and relief, temporary accommodation, access to private rented housing, signposting and referral to supported accommodation and treatment services and managing access to Exeter’s social housing register.

**What next?**

**Our commitment**

At Exeter City Council we are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.

To support this commitment we will strive to implement reasonable adjustments to support any members of our communities who face barriers in recruitment processes, irrespective of the reason.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

**Salary**: £30,151.00-£34,723.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Exeter: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 26/06/2023
Reference ID: 4570