Housing Solutions Officer, South West London

Pertemps; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Housing Solutions Officer in South West London to assist households at risk of homelessness. You will work proactively to provide advice and help secure housing. Ideal candidates should have prior experience in similar roles within a Local Authority. This is a contract role with a pay rate of £26.56 per hour.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant available to assist

Easy online registration process

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Reliable payroll service

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting.

Responsibilities

• Work proactively with households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
• Provide comprehensive advice to prevent or relieve homelessness.
• Ensure performance targets are met and promote service profile.

Job description

Overview

Housing Solutions Officer, South West London. Pay rate to £26.56 per hour. Contract role, Local Government Housing.

We are recruiting for an experienced Housing Solutions Officer in South West London.

Responsibilities

• The purpose of the role is to work proactively and collaboratively with households who are homeless or threatened with homelessness to provide comprehensive advice and assist them to prevent their homelessness by retaining their current housing where possible, or otherwise to help them to relieve their homelessness by helping them to secure alternative accommodation.
• You will agree practical and reasonable steps for the Council and the household to take to prevent and/or relieve homelessness.
• Households will include private or social tenants, home owners, those evicted by family members or facing relationship breakdown, and may be vulnerable and/or have complex needs.
• It will be the responsibility of the post holder to ensure that all performance targets are met, promote the profile of the Council’s services and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and support the Team Manager by contributing to the overall development of the service.
• You will report directly to the Housing Solutions Team Manager.

Requirements

• This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting.

Additional Information

Please get in touch for more information.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses so please pass on to a colleague or friend who may be!

Please contact Helen on 07901286967 or email [e-mail] for more information.