Hostel & Hmo Officer (Part Time)

**Job Description
Grade 6- £39276- £42771pro rata (Part
- Time Post -21 Hours)**

**About Us**:
The Hostels and HMO Team for London Borough of Havering Currently Consists of 3 Hostels, a Mother and Baby Unit and HMO properties in the Havering Area

At the London Borough of Havering’s Hostels Service, we pride ourselves on being an innovative team with a commitment to the needs of homeless adults, children and young people in the borough. With a firm focus on achieving positive outcomes and reducing risk of harm at all times, we work closely with families to support positive changes where necessary. This is a unique and rewarding position where you can see first-hand improvements and changes with residents and assist them in making positive changes. In this role you will play a key part in the delivery of a highly effective growing service

**About the Job**

We are recruiting for a skilled and enthusiastic support worker to provide support to families living in Homeless Accommodation in the London Borough of Havering.

We are looking for applicants that can demonstrate knowledge and experience of working with both Adults and Children and have a good understanding of safeguarding.

Applicants should be able to provide a high quality service to Hostel and HMO residents who are housed in temporary accommodation with, at times, complex needs.

You will support people to sustain their quality of life, develop support plans and engage various support agencies.

You will provide advice for safeguarding, health and well-being on a wide range of issues including housing, welfare rights, personal finance, hoarding, tenancy management, mediation, life skills and the promotion of personal independence.

Act as the principle point of contact for casework within Hostels and residents to co-ordinate solutions for drug and alcohol, domestic violence, and mental health issues. Ensure the environment and conditions that residents experience is high quality and well maintained. Lead on safeguarding and vulnerabilities to ensure smooth transition into suitable accommodation.

Where relevant take action in line with license agreements, manage nuisance and anti-social behaviour.

**Key Aims and Objectives of the Job include**:

- Able to deliver holistic support to residents
- Manage Changing Needs of residents and Hostel Service
- Provide a High Level of Communication
- Able to advocate for residents
- Maintain a variable and busy schedule
- Able to work closely with partnerships and stakeholders
- Deliver excellent customer service
- Successfully work in a multi-agency setting
- Work closely as a Team with all colleagues
- It is imperative that you will have a good understanding of Safe-guarding

**_Applicants must be able to work on-site between Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm. Hybrid Working is not offered. Applicants must be prepared to travel to sites within the London Borough of Havering, therefore a car driver would be desirable._**

**Additional Information**

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- About Us
With its excellent transport links into central London, extensive town centre regeneration and the highest concentration of green space anywhere in London, Havering has a unique offer as a place to live, work and visit. By making the most of its position and opportunities, Havering is becoming a hub for start-ups and expanding businesses, as well as construction, logistics, engineering and manufacturing industries.- Find out _why you should work for Havering Council _._