Housing Options and Homeless Prevention Officer

Job Details

An experienced Housing Options/ Prevention/Homelessness Assessment Officer who can hit the ground running working with minimal supervision on a caseload of single homeless applicants working within that team. The candidate will be expected to be part of the Housing Options duty Service, completing assessment, and carrying out respective prevention and relief work.   Knowledge of Part VII Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Reduction Act and other relevant legislation and statute is required along with experience of carrying out homelessness enquires, casework and drafting s184 decision letters. Candidates will be required to demonstrate they have practical experience of delivering in a pressurised Housing Options Services and is manage the multiple demands and pressures of the service.   Hillingdon Offers flexible working arrangements. Candidate should expect to be office based 50% of the time once they have completed an office-based induction period which normally takes two weeks to complete depending on level of competency.

PAY – £27.38 umbrella