Homelessness Assessment and Prevention Officer - South Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Eden Brown

Eden Brown

Verified Company

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

A role of
Homelessness Assessment and Prevention Officer has come up for a 3 months of ongoing assignment.

Pay rate -
£
18.06/hr Umbrella
Address -
Riverside House Main Street Rotherham South Yorkshire S60 1AE
***JD below

37 hours per week. Hybrid working - the expectation is to be in the office at a minimum of three days per week.

Responsibilities:

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Deliver on the statutory homelessness function including assessment of homelessness, statutory duties, temporary accommodation and decision making:

Deliver a wide range of prevention tools, drug and alcohol liaison, home visits, community outreach:

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Respond to Councillor surgery and customer enquiries with set timescales:

Liaise with a variety of internal and external support agencies to support information sharing and ensure referrals and made and received:

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Work closely with internal colleagues including relating to accessing loans and to ensure customers move to suitable and sustainable long term accommodation:

Negotiate with various lenders including banks and building societies and also landlords in terms of mortgage rescue, arrears and rent reduction:

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Provide a front line service within Riverside House, offering advice and support to customers to prevent and relieve homelessness:

Work closely with other organisations including Job Centre Plus and training providers, to increase and provide access to a range of employment options:

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Make decisions on homelessness cases within the legal framework
Would this role be of interest to you, would you like me to put you forward? (
please send me your up to date CV along with your date of birth and NI number)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.