We are looking for an Accomodations Assistant to join the team of a well-established housing organisation in the Birmingham area. This role is offering a temporary position, helping to assist with the prevention of homelessness.
Accomodations Assistant
Monday to Friday
Birmingham, B37
Temporary - 3 months plus
21-23ph via umbrella
As an Accomodations Assistant you will be:
- Proactive in prevention of homelessness and will support customers through the range of housing options available to them.
- Help conduct home visits to verify homelessness
- Securing temporary accommodation for homeless persons. This will involve liaising and negotiating with accommodation providers to secure a provision for the homeless persons.
- Preparing and serving of notices to quit to those customers in temporary accommodation where we are seeking possession.
- Providing support on the provision of temporary accommodation
- Complete licence agreements with prospective occupants and ensure housing benefit applications are registered online to maximise our income generation.
To be successful as an Accomodations Assistant, you will have previous experience in:
- Working within social housing, specifically in a housing options or homelessness prevention team
- Dealing with tenants to prevent homelessness
- Ability to communicate effectively via written and verbal communication
We would be really interested in speaking to anyone who has worked in any Housing Administrator, Homelessness assistant, Housing options Assistant, Homelessness advisor, Homelessness prevention, Accomodations Officer, Accomodations Advisor roles.
If you are interested in this role, please apply directly to this advert. For more information, you can call (phone number removed)