Homelessness Prevention Officer

WMJobs; Shrewsbury; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Shropshire Council is seeking an experienced Homelessness Prevention Officer to join our Housing Services team in Shropshire. The role focuses on preventing homelessness by offering practical advice and solutions to keep people in their homes or secure suitable alternatives.

The post requires knowledge of homelessness legislation, the ability to engage with landlords, parents, and agencies, and a commitment to delivering high-quality housing advice to those threatened with homelessness.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering housing advice and homelessness prevention measures.
• Ability to engage with landlords, families and agencies.
• Knowledge of homelessness legislation to assess applications.
• Experience working in local government or housing sector preferred.

Responsabilités

• Provide housing advice to applicants threatened with homelessness.
• Offer solutions to help keep families in their homes or find alternatives.
• Coordinate with landlords and agencies to prevent homelessness.
• Assess applications under homelessness legislation.

Connaissances

Housing advice

Stakeholder engagement

Homelessness legislation knowledge

Description du poste

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.

Attached documents

Homelessness Prevention Officer Job Description.pdf

Homelessness Prevention Officer - Person Specification.pdf

Homelessness Prevention Officer Advert.pdf