Housing Specialist

NHS Jobs; Central Ontario; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Hastings is seeking a specialist housing adviser to provide information, support and interventions to people who may be homeless or at risk, helping them secure settled housing and relieve financial hardship.

You will work between local mental health and housing services to ensure high-quality input, travel across sites in the Hastings district, and occasionally work outside the area to meet need.

Job description

To deliver specialist housing advice, assistance, and interventions to people who use our services in relation to their housing needs which will prevent or relieve homelessness, secure good quality and longer term settled housing solutions, and reduce financial hardship. Prepare information and support decision makers on formal applications for assistance, on behalf of the Local Housing Authority they are attached to, from persons who may be homeless or threatened with homelessness, acting in accordance with the homelessness legislation, statutory Code of Guidance and the policies of the relevant Local Housing Authority. To work between local mental health and housing systems to ensure people who use our services and staff receive high quality and timely specialist housing input and access to wider housing teams and referral pathways. The position will be primarily based within the Hastings area and the applicant will be expected to travel across multiple sites across the district. On occasion this may involve travel outside the Hastings area in order to meet need.

£28,059.05 to £29,647.30 per year, pro rata