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Essential Requirements: Candidates are required to have sound working knowledge and experience of undertaking homelessness assessments using the following:
- Housing Act 1996
- Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
- Homelessness Code of Guidance
- Safeguarding and risk management
- Equality Act 2010: Public sector equality duty
- Domestic Abuse Bill 2021 Candidates will also need to be effective communicators working effectively with customers, landlords, accommodation providers, and partner organisations to achieve successful outcomes for homeless applicants. The role will predominately include:
- Interviewing and assessing homeless people
- Preventing homelessness by promoting housing options and providing effective advice
- Determining whether applicants are owed a statutory duty under Part VII of 1996 Housing Act as amended.
- Participating in a duty rota system with other Housing Options Officers
- Effectively managing a caseload, within the constraints of the HRA
- Utilising and updating the HOPE/Orchard housing management systems.
If you are interested in this position and do have the experience listed, I would be very interested in talking to you in further detail. Give me a call on (phone number removed).
