Housing Solutions Advocate: Prevent Homelessness

Wokingham Borough Council; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave 28 days

LGPS

GP Helpline

Employee Assistance Programme

Eye Tests

Onsite Gym

Car/Cycle to Work

Discounts

Move through Menopause Course

Sports & Social

Learning & Development

Employee Networks

And more!

Job summary

Wokingham Borough Council in Wokingham is seeking a housing advice officer to help prevent homelessness and support households at risk. You will assess cases, develop personalised housing plans, and coordinate with outreach teams to reduce rough sleeping. The role requires GCSEs and relevant housing experience.

Join a council with generous leave, LGPS, wellbeing support, and development opportunities. DBS checked, full-time permanent contract, based at Shute End, Wokingham.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Experience of providing housing advice and assistance.
• Good IT skills including officer software such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Good understanding of the range of housing options available to households in the borough and an awareness of how to access these options.

Responsibilities

• To provide comprehensive housing advice and assistance to household who present as homeless or threatened with homelessness.
• To assess all households who approach as homeless or threatened with homelessness and to actively take action to prevent homelessness and resolve threats of homelessness with all eligible households.
• To manage a caseload of homelessness applications, supporting households to achieve actions identified in their personalised housing plan.
• To work closely with the Rough Sleeping Outreach Team and to actively participate in reducing rough sleeping within the borough.

Skills

Housing advice

IT skills

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Wokingham Borough Council in Wokingham is seeking a housing advice officer to help prevent homelessness and support households at risk. You will assess cases, develop personalised housing plans, and coordinate with outreach teams to reduce rough sleeping. The role requires GCSEs and relevant housing experience.

Join a council with generous leave, LGPS, wellbeing support, and development opportunities. DBS checked, full-time permanent contract, based at Shute End, Wokingham.