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Housing Options Officer
Permanent
Hybrid working
£36,000
Hamilton Woods Associates are currently recruiting for a Housing Options Officer to provide specialist advice on a range of complex housing options and homeless prevention initiatives on a permanent basis, working at home for 2-3 days a week.
Responsibilities of the Housing Options Officer:
- Manage caseloads and complete detailed legal assessments of applications for housing
- Make decisions on all aspects of housing or homelessness applications including verification, eligibility, housing need and support
- Determine the support needs of households in housing need and refer to specialist providers where appropriate
- Participate in Housing Options Duty Rota
- Lead multi-agency case meetings for households with complex problems
- Act as housing lead in response to serious domestic abuse, child protection and adult safeguarding
- Develop strong relationships with all housing providers and promote multi-agency initiatives in the prevention of homelessness
- Participate in one-to-one supervision, case reviews and case conferences, employee appraisals and training sessions
Essential Experience of the Housing Options Officer:
- Full UK Driving License
- Level 4 diploma or equivalent
- Enhanced DBS
To be considered for this exciting role, please contact Connor LAmb - Recruitment Consultant at Hamilton Woods or apply online with a covering note of your experience and suitability referencing the job ID number. Due to the exceptionally high level of applications if you have not heard back from HWA within 7 - 10 days, it is regrettable that we cannot respond to all applicants, and please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
