Housing Needs Officer - West Midlands, United Kingdom - Eden Brown

Eden Brown
Eden Brown
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West Midlands, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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I'm delighted to inform you that we are currently collaborating with a Local Authority in the search for a
Housing Needs Officer.

This is a
Contract role based in
Birmingham, initially for a period of 12 months.

Here are the details of the position:
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Job title:Housing Needs Officer


Location:
Birmingham


Type:
Contract

***- Start Date
: ASAP:
  • Working Hours
    :25 hours per week:
  • Work Arrangement
    : Flexible (Remote/
    Office-based):
  • Contract Duration
    :12 Months
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Duties:
  • Deliver a responsive and customer focused temporary accommodation (TA) tenancy support service that enables customers to sustain their TA tenancy and successfully move on into suitable secured accommodation.
  • Support the daytoday operation of the TA Service. Help ensure the service operates within legislative requirements and statutory targets for homelessness and pretenancy services.
  • Make suitable emergency accommodation offers to homeless households and help ensure the service meets its statutory interim duty in the most costeffective way.
  • Provide homelessness and housing advice, develop and implement TA Move On plans and help homeless households access additional support needed to move on into suitable secured accommodation.
  • Carry out TA floating support visits and occupancy checks. Accurately record evidence and outcomes of visits as well as timely share this information with the customer's caseworker.
  • Conduct TA letting and property health & safety inspections using the Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
  • Support the service to ensure TA tenancy letting, void management, health & safety, property repair and maintenance functions operate efficiently.
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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