Homelessness Prevention Officer - Oldham, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Oldham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Oldham Council
***Place and Economic Growth

Strategic Housing

Ref:
G6/OL-89447

Contract:
Permanent

Salary:
£32,076 - £35,745 per annum (Grade 6)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based:
The Office is based at Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT

Closing Date:
Sunday 25th February 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates:
TBC.

Job Description & Person

Role Overview:

Key Requirements:

To undertake detailed casework with customers who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. This includes an assessment of legal duties owed, housing and support needs, the production of Personal Housing Plans and consideration of all suitable interventions and potential solutions to prevent homelessness.
To write and issue all required notifications, letters of referral to other authorities where the customer's local connection lies elsewhere and outcome letters to advise the customer of the outcome of their initial interview. This includes 'minded to letters' and the drafting of the statutory s184 notification letters which must be approved by a manager before being sent.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.

We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background.

We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.

Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans.

We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.

Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels.

You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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