Housing Advisor

2 weeks ago


East London, United Kingdom CATCH22 CHARITY Full time

**MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB**

1. To provide comprehensive advice and guidance to private sector tenants, RSL tenants and leaseholders directed at resolving landlord disputes, disrepair issues, rent problems, security of tenure issues and service charge issues.

2. Expressly protecting occupancy rights and preventing homelessness.

3. To ensure customers receive, either directly or through referral to relevant teams/agencies, appropriate advice on their options

4. To ensure that all enquiries and cases are progressed speedily and efficiently and that all set targets are achieved

5. To ensure excellent customer service standards are maintained for all client groups and contribute to year on year improvement of those standards

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

1. To conduct housing advice interviews with local private sector residents focussing on preventing homelessness and giving good quality advice on the potential avenues to resolve problems and on housing choices available so that customers can make informed decisions about their options.

2. Completion of Needs Assessment and Personalised Housing Plans and issuing Section 148 notices and correspondence in line with Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

3. To advise on all matters relating to landlord and tenant disputes and to negotiate with landlords to prevent homelessness and provide practical assistance to help customers remain in their accommodation or move to alternative accommodation thereby preventing homelessness

4. To provide good quality advice, information and assistance through face to face interviews, home visits, by telephone and by correspondence within a casework based customer care framework, ensuring all deadlines are met and appropriate referrals are made to other agencies to properly progress the case.

Knowledge

A detailed understanding of the law in relation to:

- Assured Shorthold tenancies;Assured tenancies; Rent Act tenancies; Excluded & non-excluded

Protection from harassment and unlawful eviction; How possession may be recovered;
Notices to be served; Deposit protection where applicable; and

Rules in relation to the terms of the tenancy.

Homelessness Reduction

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 9 months

**Salary**: From £22.00 per hour

**Experience**:

- Housing Advisor: 5 years (required)
- Assured Shorthold tenancies: 5 years (required)
- social housing: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RQ907409


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