Homeless Prevention Officer, Greater Manchester

Pertemps; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Homeless Prevention Officer for a contract role in Greater Manchester. The successful candidate will help prevent and relieve homelessness while working collaboratively with vulnerable individuals. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills and a solid understanding of relevant legislation. This is an agency position offering competitive rates.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant

Easy registration process

Referral schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting.
• Working knowledge of current legislation regarding homelessness.
• Ability to work collaboratively with customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Prevent and relieve homelessness through various initiatives.
• Participate in a duty rota for face-to-face services.
• Work on triage of contacts and legacy cases.

Skills

Understanding causes of homelessness

Communication skills

Experience with vulnerable people

Job description

Homeless Prevention Officer, Greater Manchester

Pay rate £23.44 per hour. Contract role, Local Government Housing.

We are recruiting for an experienced Homeless Prevention Officer in Tameside. This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting.

Details:

• The team is responsible for the Council’s statutory homelessness and housing needs service. This includes homeless prevention, housing advice, Temporary Accommodation, administration of the Council’s Housing Register, and allocations of social housing. The Council’s Rough Sleeper Initiative (RSI) team is also based within the service.
• We are looking to appoint highly motivated and enthusiastic people to work as Homeless Prevention Officers in the service, for a fixed term for 6 months. We are looking to assign specialist areas of work to some of these posts including triage of contacts through the online portal, Working on legacy cases and other housing and homeless related activities.
• Your main role will be around the prevention and relief of homelessness. We are looking for people who understand the causes and reasons for homelessness and have a working knowledge of the current legislation. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You should have experience of working with vulnerable people across a range of issues and the ability to work collaboratively with customers and a range of partners to secure a suitable housing solution.
• You will be required to participate in a duty rota to provide face to face services to people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless which could be within the office, home visits or at other locations across the area.

Please note that this is an agency post and our partner can offer you a dedicated consultant, easy registration process, referral schemes, and ongoing compliance management.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and welcome applications from diverse candidates.