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Housing Options Officer - Discharge of Duty

Ackerman Pierce
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Enfield, Greater London EN2 0BY

Salary

£32,000 - £38,400 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Enfield Council is seeking an experienced Housing Coordinator to join their expanding move-on team.
  • The role focuses on assisting individuals in temporary accommodation to secure their own personal housing.
  • Candidates should have experience with homelessness prevention tools and casework in accordance with the Housing Act 1996.
  • The position offers a salary of £32,000 per year and requires relevant experience in housing coordination.
  • This opportunity is ideal for proactive individuals eager to make a difference in their community.

Do you have experience as a housing coordinator? Do you want to work with a knowledgeable team of peers to help reduce the number of people in temporary accommodation? I'm excited to be able to recruit for Enfield Council who are looking for an experienced applicant to join an expanding move-on team!

As a Housing Coordinator in the move on team you will be working with those already in temporary accommodation with the goal of moving them to their very own personal accommodation. Because of this, you will be at the very fore front of reducing the number of homeless or vulnerable people within your community.

Main Duties Include:

  • Provide a quality service of housing options, advice, and homeless prevention casework to fulfil the authority's statutory function to prevent homelessness in accordance with Housing Act 1996.
  • Issuing strong decsions under section 184 of the Housing Act and discharge of duty.
  • Ensure the robust processing of homeless applications and appropriate accurate and quality advice is given to prevent all aspects of homelessness.
  • Use all available homelessness prevention tools to sustain tenancies or secure suitable, affordable accommodation.
  • Provide a comprehensive statutory service of advice and assistance to all non-priority homeless cases including rough sleepers in accordance with s.192 Housing Act 1996.
  • Have experience with various tools to prevent homelessness such as: HomeFinder Scheme, Discretionary Hardship Payments, and court representation to prevent homelessness.

This role is great for anyone who wants to hit the ground running and get on with work from day one, whilst always improving your skills and knowledge. If you have experience in the desired areas then apply today!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.