Housing Officer - Council

Housing Solutions Officer – Homelessness – Local Authority

£23 - £30+ per hour (negotiable depending on experience)

Hybrid working available

3 months initial contract – likely to be extended

Job Responsibilities:

* To reduce homelessness by employing a range of behaviours aimed at building trusting and productive relationships with customers that enable officers to persuade, influence and support them to make positive choices and fully engage with realistic housing options to prevent and relieve homelessness.

* To provide an effective, professional service which includes offering customers in housing need a full range of advice and interventions related to their housing options in the private and public sector with the aim of ensuring a comprehensive service to prevent homelessness.

* To provide an effective, professional homelessness service including the assessment and investigation of homeless approaches and applications in line with the Councils’ statutory duties under Housing Act 1996 Part 7 and relevant case law.

You must have:

* Previous experience working as a housing officer within homelessness

* Experience of working directly within a local authority is essential

Benefits of Working with Ontemp:

* Up to a £250 referral bonus for any successful referrals – T’s &

C.s apply

* Free DBS Checks

* Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities