Housing Officer

Job Overview

Housing Officer

London

£26,000 +

We are looking for a  Housing Officer who has previous experience working with vulnerable people in a supportive setting. Working schedule is Monday- Friday,       9am-5pm

In this role you will:

• Work face to face with vulnerable people and support them to achieve their goals.
• Help young people overcome difficult circumstances and achieve independence.
• Work independently and as part of a team in accommodation based or floating support services for young people
• Undertake initial and ongoing needs and risk assessments for young people accessing services
• Manage your own caseload of clients, providing holistic support in line with their needs and aspirations
• Liaise with multiple agencies to ensure effective communication across the service and externally including social work teams, health and other statutory services and voluntary agencies
• Make internal and external referrals to a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies for specialist support and Employment and Training opportunities
• Support people to manage their rent accounts through liaison with the DWP, Social Services and building their own personal budgeting skills

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• housing experience
• IT skills necessary to undertake administrative and reporting requirements
• Numeracy skills sufficient to calculate necessary benefits and rental requirements
• A proven ability to effectively manage incidents
• The ability to manage workload to meet range of conflicting deadlines
• Experience of effective void and arrears management
• Appropriate experience working with vulnerable people in a supportive setting including supported housing, social care, health care or related area.

Applications are being reviewed on a daily basis.