Housing Options Officer

Coventry City Council; Coventry; Presencial; GBP 30 000 - 40 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Coventry City Council's Housing and Homelessness Service is seeking a dedicated professional to help prevent homelessness and provide tailored support across the city. The role is co-located with our Rough Sleepers Outreach Team, focusing on assessments, statutory decisions and client support for those in housing need.

You will be based predominantly at Dover Street, working flexibly to deliver services across Coventry and collaborate with partners to secure safe, stable accommodation for

Responsabilidades

• Assessments and statutory decisions for housing applications.
• Provide support to citizens across Coventry facing homelessness.
• Coordinate and deliver prevention interventions and tailored support.
• Work co-located with Rough Sleepers Outreach to assist vulnerable residents.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias. The Housing and Homelessness Service is a very busy environment and faces several challenges to meet the housing needs of citizens of Coventry. The team have grown significantly during the last 12 months and this reflects the fact that Housing & Homelessness are now a key council priority.

The team are responsible for the delivery of the following service functions:

• Provision of the statutory homeless service
• Provision of temporary accommodation
• Management of the housing register
• Co-ordination of support to citizens rough sleeping
• Commissioning of homeless services,
• Responsibility for housing strategy

By becoming part of an expanding team who are focused on preventing households from becoming homeless as well as providingtailored support and interventions when someone does become homelessthis is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable people in our city.

This is a unique role within the Housing & Homelessness service, as it involves co-location with our Rough Sleepers Outreach Team.

As a result, the successful candidate will be based with Rough Sleepers Outreach predominantly at Dover Street and work flexibly to deliver assessments, statutory decisions, and support across the city whilst delivering customer-facing service.