Homelessness Prevention Officer

3 weeks ago

Brent, United Kingdom Positive Employment Full time

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Homelessness Prevention Officer for our client a local government based in Brent.

This posts’ primary function is to prevent homelessness by helping customers to retain their current accommodation and where this cannot be achieved, present a range of housing options to resolve their homelessness.

This is a 5 month contract with the possibility for extensions.

**Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to**:

- Interview all applicants that approach the organisation for housing assistance, to determine what actions can be taken to resolve their housing need.
- Manage caseloads, carry out necessary investigation work, issue duty letters, Personal Housing Plans and formal decisions letters in compliance with current homelessness legislation.
- Understand complex or multiple needs as well as strengths of applicants and build a culture of trust and motivation to help clients progress through their Personal Housing Plans.
- Organise and manage a caseload identifying priorities and deadlines ensuring that systematic progress is made on each case in line with performance targets.
- Work creatively and use knowledge, skills and information to help prevent homelessness through negotiation, advice or assistance, either preventing the loss of accommodation or securing alternative accommodation suited to the needs of the applicant.
- Conduct home visits in and out of the borough if required.
- Maintain detailed working knowledge of homeless legislation, other relevant areas of law, Government guidance and keeping abreast of relevant case law.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of housing options available to applicants.
- Have a good understating of issues affecting affordability of housing including knowledge of welfare benefits.
- Conduct outreach work to promote the work carried out by the Single Homelessness Team as required.
- Liaise with colleagues, both internally and externally, and create, maintain and improve key partnership working in line with duties to prevent and relieve homelessness.
- Deal effectively with correspondence from customers and their advocates, MP’s, housing providers, statutory and voluntary agencies etc. This may involve preparing information to support court cases or panel hearings.
- Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all employees are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards the health and well-being of children and vulnerable adults.

**Personal Requirements**:

- Degree qualified or equivalent experience.
- Comprehensive knowledge of all core legislation such as the Housing Act 1996 as amended by Homelessness Act 2002, the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, housing needs issues, related legislation and case law.
- Good working knowledge of housing benefit rules and of the supply and demand issues related to public sector and private housing in an inner London council.
- Comprehensive knowledge of prevention tools and options.
- Experience of giving advice and information to vulnerable customers and working in a busy front line customer focused environment.
- **Working Hours**:_09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday - Friday_

**Pay: £28.00 p/h**
- **Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.**_
- Key Words: Homelessness, Relief, Prevention, Housing_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £28.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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