Housing Solutions Officer - London Borough of Hounslow, United Kingdom - London Borough of Hounslow

London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow
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London Borough of Hounslow, United Kingdom

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Salary
£37,443 - £40,833 per annum.


Package
Fixed -Term /Secondment - 2 years, Full - Time, 36 hours per week.


Job category/type
Housing


Date posted
22/01/2024


Job reference
R0006275


About us at Hounslow


We'd love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough.

With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we've built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London's most diverse boroughs.

Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.


About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion


We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock.

All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in "Harness the Mix".

It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds.

We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.


We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.


Our Benefits

If you join us, you'll have access to a range of employee benefits.

About The Role


This is an exciting opportunity to join our Homelessness, Independence and Preventative Services which adopts a preventative approach across the housing, health and social care agendas.

If you want to work in the public sector and be part of a progressive team, this is a unique opportunity for you as we are interested in what you can bring to help us improve and develop our services for our customers.


You will need to be energetic, enthusiastic and ready for a new and exciting challenge where every day is different.

You will have relevant work-based experience and want to continue to learn and develop your knowledge and skills.


You will be working partly from home but you must be able to travel independently and carry out visits to temporary accommodation both within and outside of the Hounslow Borough.


About The Team You'll Be Working In
This is an exciting and busy role that is at the centre of the Councils response to homelessness.

The service is developing and progressing our agenda to reduce the use of temporary accommodation and achieve more upstream prevention outcomes.


  • This role is to carry out holistic housing needs and risk assessments in a you variety of settings in line with the homelessness reduction act.
  • You will provide practical support to resettle and integrate people within a local community.
  • Promote personal independence and resilience to ensure accommodation can be obtained and/or maintained.
  • To devise, monitor and review personalised housing and resettlement plans.

About You

  • You have experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way in a customer orientated environment involving complex and diverse client groups and an understanding of complex legislative frameworks including homelessness, social care, mental health, immigration and welfare benefits.
  • You are a great communicator to engage effectively with a broad range of people to influence, motivate, negotiate and persuade and you quickly build trusting relationships with complex individuals, and other professionals, to empower residents to build resilience and gain and maintain their independence.
  • You act with integrity, take personal responsibility and handle stress effectively while maintaining high levels of motivation and enthusiasm to achieve successful resettlement, community integration, and corporate preventative outcomes, using proactive and creative solutions.
  • You are a high performing individual who works collaboratively with others, adapting to meet a range of changing needs while achieving targets and service objectives and make the team the very best it can be.
  • You preferably have a current driving licence but can travel independently around the Borough to carry out home visits and meet residents and other professionals in community settings.

Essential for the Role
Basic DBS check is required for the role.
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Are you passionate about customer services?
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Are you an experienced homelessness professional?
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Are you looking to working in a forward thinking and progressive housing department?
The key information you need about the role should be in the Role Profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
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