Senior Housing Options Officer

Senior Housing Options Officer

Hourly rate: £30 via Umbrella

Location: South West (remote)

Hours: Full time

Duration: 6 weeks initially

Reference: J87742

Venn Group are currently working with a Local Authority in the South West, who are seeking a Senior Housing Options Officer on an interim basis.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide specialist advice on a range of complex housing options and homeless prevention initiatives
• Hold a caseload & carry out detailed legal assessments of applications for housing, making decisions on all aspects of housing or homelessness applications including verification, eligibility, housing need and support
• Determine the support needs of households in housing need and refer to specialist providers where appropriate
• Participate in Housing Options Duty Rota, providing excellent customer service in respect of a range of complex and contentious housing enquiries, through a range of communication channels, online, face to face & in the community
• Lead multi-agency case meetings for households with complex problems
• Act as housing lead in response to serious domestic abuse, child protection, adult safeguarding etc. where clients have identified housing needs
• Develop strong relationships with all housing providers and promote multi-agency initiatives in the prevention of homelessness

Essential Skills:

• Experience of providing professional advice to people in housing need or a relevant sector
  • Experience of managing a caseload and developing support plans

To apply for this role and for more information, please send your updated CV to Ashleigh Clarke at aclarke@venngroup.com or call 0117 930 8760