Housing Options Officer
Posted 4 days ago by 4Recruitment Services
£26 Per hour
Inside
Undetermined
Cambridge
Summary: The Housing Options Officer role in Cambridge City involves providing specialized housing advice and managing the Council's statutory homelessness functions. The officer will assess customer needs, develop personal housing plans, and respond to immediate homelessness situations. Additionally, the role includes collaboration with colleagues to address root causes of homelessness and secure sustainable accommodation for clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist housing advice and options to the public.
- Deliver the Council’s statutory homelessness functions focused on preventing and relieving homelessness.
- Assess customers’ needs and develop personal housing plans.
- Respond to immediate homelessness situations and arrange emergency accommodation.
- Make key decisions regarding the Council’s statutory duties and issue formal decision notifications.
- Collaborate with colleagues and professionals to enhance housing options and address root causes of homelessness.
Key Skills:
- Experience in providing housing advice and support.
- Knowledge of homelessness legislation and statutory duties.
- Strong assessment and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Salary (Rate): £26.15/hour
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Housing Options Officer – Cambridge City
Contract – ongoing
£20.98 ph PAYE or £26.15 ph Umbrella
Full time
Duties and responsibilties
- To provide specialist and comprehensive housing advice and options to members of the public and delivering the Council’s statutory homelessness functions, focussed on preventing and relieving homelessness while managing expectations.
- The post holder will assess customers’ needs and housing options, agreeing these in the form of a ‘personal housing plan’. For customers who are threatened with homelessness this will mean working to prevent homelessness or identify alternative housing options.
- The post holder will be responding to immediate homelessness situations and arranging placement in emergency accommodation.
- Where a homeless application is triggered, the post holder will make key decisions about whether the Council’s statutory duties have been discharged and issue formal decision notifications.
- Work with colleagues and other professionals to offer enhanced housing options which address the problems that are the root cause of the homelessness with a view to securing and sustaining accommodation.
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