Homelessness Prevention Officer

Shropshire Bus Enhanced Partnership; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Shropshire Council is seeking a dedicated Homelessness Prevention Officer to join our housing team in Shropshire. You will work with applicants and partners to prevent homelessness by offering practical advice and proactive solutions, guiding people to maintain safe housing and explore suitable alternatives before crisis occurs.

You will need experience in housing advice, strong engagement skills with landlords and agencies, and solid knowledge of homelessness legislation to inform sound

Qualifications

• Experience providing housing advice.
• Ability to engage with landlords, parents and agencies to prevent homelessness.
• Knowledge of homelessness legislation for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and solutions to prevent people losing their home.
• Assist those threatened with homelessness to protect their existing homes or find suitable accommodation.

Skills

Housing advice

Stakeholder engagement

Housing legislation

Job description

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