Homelessness Housing Support Officer
2 weeks ago
**Job Overview**
We are looking for an experienced Housing Support Officer to provide specialist advice to members of the public, with the primary aim of preventing homelessness. Investigate and make determinations on homelessness / threatened with homelessness cases, in accordance with the provisions of Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002), the Code of Guidance and Council policy and practice.
Key Duties Include:
- **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.
- **Process **Contribute towards the delivery of the prevention agenda and Gold Standard programme, to ensure that the service contributes effectively to tackling social inclusion, worklessness, welfare reform, debt and overcrowding.
- **Private Rented Sector**: In accordance with Localism Act 2011, establish good working relationships with private landlords, encouraging them to take homeless referrals, customers in housing need and tenants claiming housing benefit.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: From £15.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: HAL001
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