Homeless Prevention Officer

**Homeless Prevention Officer**:

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- Weston-super-Mare

28/02/2025
- Homeless Prevention Officer

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

**Salary**

Level 7:

- £34,314 - £37,035 per annum

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Package**

Permanent - 27 days annual leave per annum, rising to 32 days per annum after 5 years' service - Flexible Worker

**Job category/type**

Housing

**Date posted**

07/02/2025

**Job reference**

ASHA0346

**Attachments**
- attachment
- Job Description - ASHA0346.pdf

Job description

**About Us**
- North Somerset Council is committed to providing high-quality services to our community. We are committed to creating a fair, green, and more inclusive environment for all our residents. Join us and contribute to making a positive impact on our community.

**The Role**
- We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Homeless Prevention Officer to join our Homeless Prevention Team. The Homeless Prevention Team provides help and advice to North Somerset households who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Working in partnership with other organisations we ensure that vulnerable people and families are provided with appropriate advice, accommodation and support
- In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out assessments with people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. You will need to be able to problem solve and seek out innovative prevention solutions according to each client’s unique circumstances.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Hold and prioritise your own caseload of homeless households
- Develop a Personal Housing Plan according to client’s own circumstances
- Carry out homelessness investigations and make decisions within legislative frameworks
- Provide in depth advice regarding housing options
- Represent the Homeless Prevention Team at multi agency meetings including safeguarding
- Recognise safeguarding concerns and make relevant referrals
- Write legally sound homeless decision letters
- Make referrals to other agencies to support clients and to prevent or relieve their homelessness

**Work Style**
- At North Somerset Council, we offer a hybrid working environment based on four distinct work styles. Depending on the role and personal circumstances, you will fall into one of these categories. However, please note that during the induction period, it may be necessary to spend more time in the office to support your learning and development. We are flexible and open to discussions about your preferred working style, and if you wish to be in the office more frequently, this can be negotiated.
- This role falls into the category of Flexible Worker which means you can expect to work in the following way:
**Flexible Worker**
- 2-3 days in the office
- Works both from home and the office, depending on the task at hand.
- Training is provided to help balance work-life and manage time effectively, with an emphasis on communication for team touchpoints and planning in-office days for collaboration.

**About You**
- You must be a confident and resilient person, with excellent communications skills who is able to prioritise a busy and complex case load of homeless applicants. You should have a strong background of homelessness related work e.g. advice/welfare benefits and experience working in a multi-agency environment.
- You should also be able to use Microsoft Office packages and a bespoke inhouse system to enable you to keep clear and accurate client records

**What We Offer**
- At North Somerset Council, we value our employees and provide a supportive and inclusive work environment.
- We offer:

- Competitive salary and benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Local Government Pension
- Opportunities for professional development
- Inclusive Staff groups including Carers, Disabled, LGBTQ+, REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), and Young Staff Forums
- Opportunity to purchase up to an additional 10 days annual leave each year
- Dedicated in house Wellbeing Team
- Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes
- Further details of our excellent rewards package can be found in our **Benefits booklet**.

**How to Apply**

**Contact Information**

**Important Information**
- As a **Disability Confident Leader**, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job role.

**Closing date**:Friday 28 February 2025

**Interview Date**:To be confirmed

**Equal Opportunities**
- At North Somerset Council we want all our employees to feel valued and appreciated. We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and prevent discrimination irrespective of your sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, age, disability, including neurodiversity, if you are married or in a civil pa