Housing Options Officer

6 months ago


St Alphege, United Kingdom Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Full time

Job Introduction
Solihull Community Housing is working to make a real difference to the local community, and the Housing Options Team play a key part of this.

The Housing Options Team is a customer focused front line service providing advice to customers on a range of housing options to provide information, guidance and signposting on available benefits and services.

Our focus is the prevention of homelessness and ensuring our statutory functions are carried out in accordance with the relevant legislation.
- To undertake interviews and visits with customers and attend any multi agency meetings as required.
- To manage a complex caseload ensuring that all necessary paperwork and records are effectively maintained and are accessible.
- Take reasonable steps to secure suitable emergency and temporary accommodation for homeless households according to statutory requirements.
- To ensure that advice and information about homelessness and prevention of homelessness is readily available. Provide positive outcomes for customers using a full range of housing options and empowering where possible.
- Have an understanding of and maintain your knowledge in a wide range of relevant housing and welfare rights and duties including landlord and tenant law, homelessness, localism, immigration and asylum, matrimonial and family law in order to be able to provide specialist advice as necessary.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required.

Solihull Community Housing is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Community Housing is committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people and adults at risk and to promoting their welfare and requires all employees and volunteers share this commitment.



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