Homelessness Prevention Adviser

2 months ago


Camden, United Kingdom CRA GROUP LIMITED Full time

3 months contract with Camden Council_

**Job Summary**:

Duties will include be the first point of contact to applicants that have self-referred using our online form and conducting a brief initial evaluation of an applicant’s housing needs and providing relevant housing options and advice, and if required direct client to services that may be able to assist further.

**Sample of Key Duties/Accountabilities**:

- To provide tailored advice on housing options, training & employment, wellbeing & welfare benefits/money management to customers threatened with homelessness or who are living in private rent accommodation or other settled non-social housing.
- To respond effectively to, prevent homelessness through advice, negotiation, mediation, or conciliation, or by securing immediate access to alternative accommodation and generally promoting a housing options approach to service delivery to a full range of customers.
- To maintain and develop extensive and specialist knowledge of housing options, homelessness law and practice and related fields including housing benefit and welfare rights.
- To deliver advice from drop-in service and to attend advice and options surgeries and outreach sessions as required, and to visit people at home who are threatened with homelessness as necessary.

**Essential Experience Required**:

- Good knowledge of homelessness prevention and the public and private sector options available to people in housing need.
- Good knowledge the issues affecting homeless, or households threatened with homelessness and the range of policy initiatives to address these.
- Good knowledge of housing options, opportunities, training & employment, wellbeing, welfare benefits and debt.
- Good working knowledge of immigration and related social welfare legislation and benefit regulations.

**Additional information to note**:



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