Homelessness Officer
Homelessness Officer - Cheshire
£25.00 - £30.00 per hour
Contract - Full Time - 5 Days per week - 37 hours
Duties/Responsibilitie
- Assess, investigate and make homelessness decisions on cases against current legislation and case law so that they stand up to legal scrutiny.
- Keep comprehensive case notes and evidence to support the decision-making process and ensure these are updated on each contact.
- Communicate decisions, both verbally and in writing, to relevant parties to ensure they are understood and acted upon appropriately.
- Provide mediation and liaison with all parties who influence or have a stake in any individual’s homelessness, e.g.
friends, GPs, hospitals to avert homelessness where possible. - To ensure households are appropriately assessed for temporary and permanent accommodation to ensure appropriate accommodation is sourced, communication with partners is ongoing about case progress and a settled housing option is secured in an efficient and timely manner.
- Deliver basic debt and welfare benefits advice to clients to ensure the impacts of welfare reform are mitigated and affordable housing solutions are accessed.
- Assess households against local and national criteria to see if they are eligible for appropriate interventions, e.g.
Prevention Fund, DGS, Mortgage Rescue. - Provide a presence at local court hearings potentially defending customers who have been issued with possession proceedings.
- Organise and take part in case conferences with external partners to resolve housing issues.
10 Develop and share a comprehensive network of contacts in the statutory, voluntary and private sector and with all registered social landlords operating in the area.
Find out more information please contact Jake at jakem@4recruitmentservices.com
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices.
We are an equal opportunity agency
- Rate: £25 - 30 per hour
- Location: Cheshire, England
- Type: Contract
- Industry: Public_Sector
- Recruiter: 4Healthcare
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: JCM09041
- Posted: 2024-04-09 12:33:42 -
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