Housing Advice & Homeless Prevention Officer - Hillingdon

Salary: £23.00 an Hour

Full-Time (37 hours)

Contract: Six Months – Possibly beyond

We are seeking an experienced Housing Officer who can hit the ground running.

Candidates will need to have experience of Homeless Prevention and relief work, managing a varied caseload and a good working knowledge of the homelessness legislation.
This role focuses on supporting clients owed the main housing duty.

Tasks include keeping on top of routine customer enquiries, ensuring client files are kept up to date and exploring any opportunities to support clients to move on into settled accommodation.
In addition, the role includes working alongside colleagues in our Lettings, Rents and Corporate Fraud Teams to identify where tenant conduct has caused the Council's main duty to cease.
Where the main duty comes to an end candidates would need to be confident issuing robust s.193 discharge of duty letters.

This position offers a flexible working arrangement.
Candidate should expect to be office based 50% of the time once they have completed an office-based induction period which normally takes two to four weeks to complete depending on level of competency.
Office hours are 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy or other vacancies in your area please contact Liam Heddle on liamh@4recruitmentservices.com