Housing Advice & Homeless Prevention Officer

Housing Advice & Homeless Prevention Officer

Contract | CRA GROUP RECRUITMENT AND PAYROLL LTD | United Kingdom

Posted On 16/04/2025

Job Information

Community Housing

City Hillingdon

Province City of London

Postal Code UB10

Job Description

5 month contract with a local Authority

Job Purpose

The post-holder will be responsible for proactively delivering housing options advice, including security of tenure, low-cost home ownership, preventing homelessness, investigating householder circumstances, and undertaking statutory assessments to determine the best options and resources available on a case-by-case basis. This will involve managing a caseload across housing options, move-on, and homeless prevention, working with individuals to support and direct clients to access a broad range of housing options, and making relevant onward referrals and signposting to other services. The post holder will ensure statutory requirements are met and local team targets are delivered through casework.

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Delivery of agreed Team Plans.
• Reducing the number of households placed in temporary accommodation.
• Procurement of private rented accommodation.
• Supporting residents into alternative accommodation provision.
• Completing prevention case decisions within 56 days.
• Completing relief case decisions within 56 days.
• Undertaking reviews within 56 days.
• Delivering against any agreed Service Levels.

Essential Experience Required

• Experience working in a front-facing team interviewing and assessing clients needing assistance.
• Experience managing casework and using case management systems.
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary working.
• Experience working on operational projects with tight deadlines and objectives with minimal supervision.
• A good standard of education, with English & Maths GCSE grade A-C or equivalent.
• Holding an appropriate qualification in a relevant field: NVQ, diploma, relevant degree, or relevant experience.