Homelessness Prevention

Vacancy Summary
- Employer:

- West Berkshire Council
- Salary:

- From £30,151 to £35,411 per annum (Grade H)
- Location:

- Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury
- Contract:

- Contract
- Working Pattern:

- Full Time
- Hours:

- 37 hours per week.
- DBS Check:

- No
- Closing Date:

- 07/04/2023 at 23:59
- Reference:

- V5022

Vacancy Description

Are you a creative thinker who can come up with innovative and realistic solutions for those who are threatened with homelessness? Do you possess excellent verbal and written communication skills? Have you got experience of working in a challenging environment using your own initiative or would you relish the opportunity to do so? If so, then working in our Housing Service, with the main aim of helping to prevent homelessness and provide alternative housing solutions, is for you.

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to join our expanding Housing Options Team. We are introducing a Migration team to mainly support household’s part of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

This post is for a fixed term period of 18 months due to grant funding.

We are looking for a Homelessness Prevention and Relief Officer with at least 12 months experience of working in a Homeless Prevention or Housing Options arena with a working knowledge of the Housing Act 1996, Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and the Deregulation Act 2015 predominantly relating to s21 notices.

A strong commitment to providing ongoing exceptional customer service is also an essential requirement of this role.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as flexible working, access to a wide range of relevant training, local government pension scheme, family friendly policies, a range of local discounts and much more. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days per annum rising to a maximum of 33 days.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Tamara Hemmings on 01635 519316 or Gemma Walsh on 01635 519983.

**Equal Opportunities**

How to apply

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.