Housing Advice & Homeless Prevention Officer

Job Title: Housing Advice & Homeless Prevention Officer
Location: Hillingdon
Salary / Pay Rate: £27 P/H (Umbrella)
Job Type: Temporary

The Role
We are currently seeking a Housing Advice & Homeless Prevention Officer to be responsible for proactively delivering housing options advice, including security of tenure, low cost home ownership, preventing homelessness, investigating householder circumstances and undertaking statutory assessments in order to determine the best options and resources available on a case by case basis. This will involve carrying and managing a case load across housing options, move-on and homeless prevention, to work with individuals supporting and directing clients to access a broad range of housing options and where appropriate making relevant onward referrals and signpost to other services. The post holder will ensure statutory requirements are met and local team targets are delivered through case work.

The Candidate

• Hold an appropriate qualification in a relevant field: NVQ, Diploma, relevant degree or relevant experience
• Ability and willingness to participate in a rota system for the Emergency Out of Hours Housing Service, offering housing advice and sourcing emergency accommodation, if required.
• Experience of working in a front facing team interviewing and assessing clients with a need for assistance.
• Experience of case work and the application of case work management systems.
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working.
• Experience of working on defined operational projects, working to tight deadlines and objectives with minimum supervision.
• Have an excellent working knowledge (or demonstrate the ability to have or acquire) of all elements of housing needs: housing advice, homelessness prevention, property allocation and choice based lettings.
• Knowledge and experience with The Housing Act 1996 part VI & VII and all associated homeless legislation

How to apply
Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly; or call me on;