Housing Solutions Officer

2 weeks ago


Barry, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Ltd Full time

Housing Solutions Officer
AktonAkton recruitment has an opening for a Housing Solutions Officer in GlamorganGlamorgan
MAJOR PURPOSE OF POST:

- To contribute fully to the delivery of all services in relation to statutory homelessness services, homelessness prevention and housing advice.
- To help identify best practice in mitigating adverse impacts of Welfare Reform
- To establish positive relationships with agencies assisting homeless applicants, ensuring our excellent, valued relationship with Housing Benefit Dept continues.
- To mediate on behalf of potentially homeless clients with landlords, relatives and friends so as to minimizeminimize the incidence of homelessness and avoid people being evicted
- To work with the Housing Solutions Manager to ensure the delivery of quality Housing Solution services.
- To contribute fully towards the Council's Core Objectives and the Council's Housing Solutions Officer
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The job description refers to the principal duties and responsibilities of the Post. It does not necessarily list in detail all the tasks required to carry out these duties and responsibilities.
- To carry out interviews and home visits with persons who are homeless, threatened with homelessness or require housing advice in line with legal requirements and Council policies, with the aim of maintaining their current accommodation through early intervention;negotiation; and homelessness prevention.
- To ensure that the relevant statutory investigations are undertaken in line with legislation
- To make the relevant statutory decisions promptly and within agreed timescales.
- To implement the Council's Housing Solutions Service to households experiencing any housing problem, including promotion of the Council's private rented schemes and any other scheme or to work with other sections and departments of the Council and externalagencies in seeking to resolve these problems or to carry out investigations.
- To carry out Housing Advice Surgery's in various locations of the Vale of GlamorganGlamorgan as directed
- To attend internal & external team meetings and relevant service related forums as directed.
- To visit potentially homelessness clients at their homes.
- To complete referrals and checks with Social Services in line with vulnerable adult and child protection policies
- To work closely with the Supporting People team to ensure that referrals are made for clients to access appropriate support
Housing Solutions Officer
- To refer where necessary applicants experiencing relationship breakdowns to an appropriate support and mediation service



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