Housing Support Officer

2 months ago


Widnes, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an experienced Housing Support Officer to join Halton Council on an initial 6 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Key Duties:

* Provide specialist advice to members of the public, with the primary aim of preventing homelessness.

* Carry out formal investigations under the Housing Act 1996, to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory duties, to determine applications, to ensure that clients are kept informed at all stages, and to issue written notifications of all decisions made.

* Prevention Contribute to the future development of prevention, assessment and rehousing services to promote housing options available.

* Provide an efficient and effective front line assessment and prevention service.

* Keeping the service safe by accurately assessing housing need and homelessness in line with the housing legislation within front line triage, duty assessments, telephone assessments, interviews, home visits and outreach surgeries, and at all times ensuring that the Local Authority complies with statutory duty

* Seek to prevent homelessness by liaison with creditors, solicitors, Landlords, applicants, their families and the County Court etc. and by giving advice, assistance or direct action

Requirements:

* Previous experience of working in Housing and Homelessness, ideally within a Local Authority setting

* Knowledge of the Housing Act 1996 and the Homelessness Act 2002

* Ability to undertake visits as required

Please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible if this role would be of interest to you



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