Housing Options Officer - Enfield, United Kingdom - Ackerman Pierce

Ackerman Pierce

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Enfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you have experience as a Housing Options Officer? Do you want to work with a knowledgeable team of peers to help reduce the number of people in temporary accommodation? I'm excited to be able to recruit for a local authority who are looking for an experiencedapplicant to join an expanding move-on team

As a Housing Options Officer in the move on team you will be working with those already in temporary accommodation with the goal of moving them to their very own personal accommodation.

Because of this, you will be at the very fore front of reducing thenumber of homeless or vulnerable people within your community.

Main Duties Include:

Provide a quality service of housing options, advice, and homeless prevention casework to fulfil the authority's statutory function to prevent homelessness in accordance with Housing Act 199
Use all available homelessness prevention tools to sustain tenancies or secure suitable, affordable accommodation.
Provide a comprehensive statutory service of advice and assistance to all nonpriority homeless cases including rough sleepers in accordance with s.192 Housing Act 199
Have experience with various tools to prevent homelessness such as: HomeFinder Scheme, Discretionary Hardship Payments, and court representation to prevent homelessness.