Homelessness Prevention Officer

1 month ago


Wokingham, United Kingdom Wokingham Borough Council Full time

**Employer**: Wokingham Borough Council

**Salary**: £33,945 - £37,336 per annum

**Location**: Shute End/Home Working, Shute End, Civic Offices, Wokingham

**Contract**: Contract

**Working Pattern**: Full Time

**Hours**: 37 hours per week.

**DBS Check**: Enhanced

**Closing Date**: 17/12/2023 at 23:00

**Reference**: 712443

**Homelessness Prevention Officer**

Wokingham Borough Council, based in Wokingham Town Centre, are currently recruiting for a Homelessness Prevention Officer within our Housing Needs and Options Team. This is an 18 month fixed term contract.

**Key Duties, Responsibilities & Accountabilities: -**
- Provide initial advice and assistance for applicants who are threatened with homelessness, exploring all possible housing options
- Liaise with families, landlords and other relevant agencies, to resolve issues which could result in homelessness
- Provide a high level of customer service for applicants who are threatened with homelessness or who are homeless, ensuring that homelessness is prevented wherever possible, exploring all possible prevention and relief options
- Make homelessness decisions in accordance with legislation and relevant case law
- Create Personalised Housing Plans which support applicants in improving their housing options and link to education, employment, probation, health, substance misuse recovery and other support providers
- Work with other statutory and non-statutory services to find the best solution for meeting the housing needs of applicants
- Comply with statutory frameworks and act in accordance with legislation within appropriate timescales
- Provide tenancy, rights of occupation, welfare and benefits advice to applicants to enable them to either sustain their current accommodation or to sustain new accommodation
- Make placements into temporary accommodation and the private rented sector

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience: -**
- Good IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel.

**Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to join an excellent and dynamic team**

Closing date: Sunday 17th December 2023, 11pm

Interview date: W/C 18 December 2023

WBC is an equal opportunities employer.



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