Job Description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Slough to assist with the appointment of a Housing Needs Officer, on a 65-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay £20.80 - £27.42 per hour

The Housing Needs Officer will provide a comprehensive, customer-focused housing advice and homelessness service to individuals who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. The role will also involve completing and reviewing Personalised Housing Plans (PHPs), delivering homelessness prevention and relief services, and identifying sustainable and affordable housing solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate homelessness applications and assess applicants' circumstances in accordance with relevant housing and homelessness legislation.
• Provide a responsive frontline homelessness prevention, relief and main duty service to customers who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.
• Provide current and bespoke housing and homelessness prevention advice to customers.
• Complete, issue, monitor and regularly update Personalised Housing Plans (PHPs), including setting appropriate review dates.
• Agree tailored actions with customers and identify steps that both the customer and Housing Team can take to prevent or relieve homelessness.
• Issue Relief and Main Duty acceptance or discharge letters and communicate Council decisions in writing.

Essentials

• Relevant experience in housing needs, homelessness, housing advice or a closely related local authority service.
• Knowledge and practical understanding of housing and homelessness legislation and associated legal frameworks.
• Experience of assessing homelessness applications and determining the duty owed to applicants.
• Experience of completing and managing Personalised Housing Plans.
• Experience of detailed casework involving homelessness prevention and relief.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a BasicDBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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