Housing Options Officer - East London, United Kingdom - Buckingham Futures

Buckingham Futures

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East London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Date Posted:
March 15, 2023

Expiration Date:
April 29, 2023

Location:
East London, UK

Our client in East London is looking for a Housing Options Officer on an interim basis.

Duties
1)To act as a caseworker for housing applicants providing advice guidance and assistance on the range of options available to resolve their housing problems. Interviewing applicants on the day of presentation including home visits.

Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge of Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the homelessness Act 2002) and part VI of the Housing Act 1996 (allocations).

The successful applicant for this post will have experience of casework identifying people's needs working with them to solve problems and ideally experience of providing support to assist people to maintain their tenancies.

You will need to have a good knowledge of housing-related benefits have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong record of detailed working with a range of organisations to achieve positive outcomes for your client.

You will need to have your own transport because you will be regularly travelling around the borough as part of your resettlement role.