Housing Options Officer

3 weeks ago


Horsham, United Kingdom Horsham District Council Full time

**Salary**: £31,364 - £33,945 pa FTE

**Hours per week**: 37

**Contract type**: Permanent

**Closing date**: 26 Feb 2024 12:00

**Interview date**: 6 Mar 2024

**Ref**: CS1596

**About the role**:
Horsham District Council is looking for a Housing Options Officer to join our dynamic, solution-focused housing service. We are looking for a passionate, self-motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our team with an aspiration to end rough sleeping in the Horsham District.

It’s an exciting time to join the Council’s housing team as we make progressive steps towards ending the need for anyone to sleep rough with a large partnership project delivering supported accommodation for single homeless households. The housing team is well respected at the Council with recent growth approved to enable us to continue to meet the needs of the District’s residents through the cost-of-living crisis.

As a Housing Options Officer you will be responsible for following the regulations in accordance with Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017) to undertake triaging and assessments of those seeking housing assistance, provide advice, options, and housing solutions to homeless households and those in temporary accommodation with the aim of preventing or relieving their homelessness. The role is that of a decision maker and you will be responsible for making section 184 decisions and writing complex decision letters.

You will also be required to participate in the out of hours homelessness rota (approx. one week in ten, for which you will receive additional payment).

**About you**:
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Margaret Cartmell, Housing Services Manager on 01403 215110.

**About us as an employer**:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by, offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.

We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.

To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.

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