VACANCY – Housing Options Officer X3
Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (Hybrid working, 2 days remote)
Length: 3 – 6 Months + High potential to be extended
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 09:00am – 17:00pm)
Pay: £27.00 per hour via Umbrella
Venn Group is currently recruiting an experienced Housing Options Officer to be based in Warwickshire. This opportunity is looking for candidates who are able to deliver housing advice including specialist homelessness advice to clients and other agencies including landlord and tenant law, family law, tenants’ rights, and unlawful eviction
Responsibilities of the role:
- Receive reports from those reporting to the Council as homeless or threatened with homelessness and to help find solutions to their housing and related support needs
- Interview clients to complete Housing Needs Assessments to enable a full investigation of the person’s eligibility for housing, their homelessness and priority need
- Prepare and review Personal Housing Plans for homeless clients
- Agree action to be undertaken by the client and the Council
- Undertake the initial assessment of the circumstances of homeless applicants and decide whether the Prevention of Relief Duty is owed to them
- Provide housing advice including specialist homelessness advice to clients and other agencies including landlord and tenant law, family law, tenants’ rights, and unlawful eviction
- Undertake homeless prevention activities including; liaison with private sector landlords; liaison and mediation with family members; completion of emergency Court applications to suspend possession orders and bailiff’s warrants; etc
Essential experience/requirements:
- Previous experience in a related role
To discuss this excellent opportunity further, please contact Kim Parsons on 0121 616 0660, or alternatively email kparsons@venngroup.com with an up-to-date copy of your CV as soon as possible.
Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted. If you have not received a response within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.