Homelessness Prevention Officer

WMJobs; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Shropshire Council is seeking a Homelessness Prevention Officer to join the team tackling homelessness. The role focuses on advising those threatened with homelessness and coordinating proactive solutions with landlords and agencies to keep people in their homes where possible.

Applicants should have experience in housing advice and the ability to navigate homelessness legislation to assess applications. Contact Lucy Simpson for discussion at 01743 256140.

Qualifications

• Experience providing housing advice and engaging with landlords, parents, and other agencies.
• Knowledge of homelessness legislation and decision-making on applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and solutions to prevent homelessness.
• Assist threatened clients to stay in existing homes or find suitable accommodation.
• Engage with landlords and partner agencies to coordinate prevention efforts.

Skills

Housing advice

Stakeholder engagement

Legislation knowledge

Job description

Shropshire Council,

This exciting position will be at the forefront of the Council's efforts to prevent homelessness in Shropshire. The Council are looking to transform our service to be proactive, assisting those threatened with homelessness to protect them in their existing homes or find alternative accommodation before becoming homeless. In this way the Council hope to avoid the crisis of losing a home and end the use of B&B as emergency accommodation. We are therefore looking for staff who have the skills and experience to prevent homelessness. The post holder will join a team dealing with those threatened with homelessness, providing advice and solutions to prevent people losing their home.

We are looking for someone committed to delivering good services to assist those threatened with homelessness. Candidates should have experience of providing housing advice and the skills necessary to successfully engage with landlords, parents, and other agencies in order to prevent homelessness. The person must have a knowledge of homelessness legislation as they will be required to make decisions on applicants' homelessness applications.

We would love to get to know you more so please give us a call if you would like to discuss this role or our team. You can contact Lucy Simpson on 01743 256140.

Attached documents

Homelessness Prevention Officer Job Description.pdf

Homelessness Prevention Officer - Person Specification.pdf

Homelessness Prevention Officer Advert.pdf