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Housing Options Adviser
Make a real difference in your community as a Housing Options Advisor. Step into a role where you will work closely with individuals to prevent homelessness, offering tailored housing solutions and practical advice. You will navigate complex cases, investigate claims, and apply housing law to ensure fair and positive outcomes.
If you are a skilled communicator with a passion for social justice and a knack for solving problems, this is a fantastic opportunity to have a real impact where it is needed most.
Main Responsibilities
- Interview and assess homeless people
- Prevent homelessness by promoting housing options
- Determine statutory duties owed to applicants under the Housing Act 1996, Part 7 (as amended).
- Advise those at risk of homelessness in order to prevent their situation from escalating.
- Assess the entitlements of single non-priority homeless people and give them statutory advice and assistance
- Draft statutory decision letters for applications, clearly explaining decisions, citing relevant legislation and providing reasoned justifications
- Provide advice to private sector tenants on their housing rights and responsibilities
- Identify cases of fraud and misrepresentation under supervision and ensure appropriate legal action
Housing Options Adviser Job Requirements:
Knowledge
- To have a knowledge of relevant current legislation and case law, including the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, the Housing Acts of 1985, 1988, 1996 and 2004
- Good understanding of the Housing Act Part 7, as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002 and the ability to assess applications under this act
Skills
- Excellent communication skills, including under the Housing Act 1996, Part 7 to write and speak to landlords and to explain matters to customers
- Ability to negotiate with householders
Experience/Training
- Experience of interviewing the public in a housing advice, homelessness or related field
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Should your application for a Housing Options Adviserbe successful, you will be contacted shortly.
The job title and description in this advertisement may differ from the client's official job description/contract. We appreciate your interest in this Housing Options Adviser role. E Personnel Recruitment aims to acknowledge all applications, but due to the high volume of CVs we receive, this may not always be feasible.
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