Housing Welfare & Homelessness Support Officer

Local-Government-Jobs-Ireland; Leinster; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Offaly County Council invites applications for a Housing Welfare Officer to provide social work and welfare services to housing applicants and tenants, with emphasis on homelessness, HAP claimants, older persons, Travellers, disability and mental health cases. The role focuses on supporting tenants to attain and sustain tenancies through inter-agency collaboration.

The post involves needs assessments, referrals, liaison with state and NGO agencies, attendance at meetings, data reporting, and

Qualifications

• Inter-agency collaboration experience preferred.
• Strong administrative and data handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work and welfare services to housing applicants and tenants, with emphasis on key groups.
• Conduct needs assessments for housing applicants and tenants.
• Liaise with state and NGO agencies and attend inter-agency meetings.
• Refer child protection concerns as required and ensure tenancy agreements are observed.
• Maintain concise reports of referrals and supported tenancies.

Skills

Inter-agency collaboration

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Offaly County Council invites applications for a Housing Welfare Officer to provide social work and welfare services to housing applicants and tenants, with emphasis on homelessness, HAP claimants, older persons, Travellers, disability and mental health cases. The role focuses on supporting tenants to attain and sustain tenancies through inter-agency collaboration.

The post involves needs assessments, referrals, liaison with state and NGO agencies, attendance at meetings, data reporting, and