Housing Officer

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  • Post Date: August 6, 2024
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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.

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