Homelessness Prevention Specialist Modern Slavery Response Service Hiring Immediately - Placed App : Job Details

**_We are Hestia. We make a difference._**At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering anequitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. We provide a range ofservices, including Domestic Abuse support, Modern Slavery assistance, MentalHealth & Complex Needs care, and Criminal Justice. Our mission is to empowerindividuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence.**The service you will work in….**Our Modern Slavery Response Team works with potential survivors of ModernSlavery identified via the National Referral Mechanism. We help thousands ofsurvivors to access services to aid their recovery and reintegration, whichincludes high quality emotional and practical support. We work in closepartnership with key stakeholders and local partners to optimize outcomes forour service users.The purpose of the role is to provide excellent quality specialist support andguidance to advocates who are working with service users who are homeless orat risk of homelessness. The post holder will provide extensive knowledgearound housing legislation and have a proven background in working with thoseimpacted by housing related issues.You will offer tailored support to advocates working with service users whoare homeless or at risk of homelessness by liaising with local authorities,and other homeless stakeholders. You will act as a key point of contact toadvocates and hold housing advice clinics and drop ins to support them tomanage complex housing cases and provide strategic oversight.**A day in this role looks like….**As a Homelessness Prevention Specialist**** at Hestia, you will play a crucialrole in our Modern Slavery Response Service. Your contributions will directlyinfluence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path ofempowerment and independence.A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to doberesponsible for are:* Adopt a specialist lead role in working with Service Users experiencing homelessness and destitution to offer specialist support to advocates working with service users who are at risk of homelessness or who are homeless to access emergency housing support and interventions.* Creatively and decisively highlight areas of best practice across the service where there are solutions to prevent and solve homelessness for service users.* Provide support to advocates when dealing with complex housing cases.* Review housing related applications and referrals and offer tailored support and advice on a case-by-case basis.* Hold clinics during office hours to advise around housing issues and homelessness prevention.* Share your knowledge and understanding of housing and homelessness legislation, in relation to private rented housing, local authority housing and homelessness.* Keep updated on any changes to the Homelessness code of guidance.* Keep up to date with contractual safehouse guidelines and regulations.* Oversee service users in alternative accommodation due to homelessness.* Provide support to advocates on difficult housing cases and sharing best practice.* Attend team meetings and take part in Service policy and strategic planning.* Create resources and update them regularly.* Deliver housing related workshops around housing legislation to advocates.* Be an active part of the housing champions group.* Lead discussions at team meetingsaway days around themes and trends with SUs that are impacting homelessness incidents.**Why Hestia?**Joining Hestia means more than just a job; its an opportunity to be part ofsomething bigger. We offer a supportive, inclusive and resolution driven workenvironment where your contributions are recognised and valued. As a member ofour team, you will have the chance to grow both personally and professionallywhile making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of passion, expertise,and dedication to the table. To excel in this role, you should possess:* You can demonstrate knowledge and experience or relevant qualifications of working with housing and homelessness legislation, in relation to private rented housing, the Homelessness Reduction Act and homelessness eviction and tenants right.* You have experience with advocacy and mediation around complex housing issues faced by the client group.* You can demonstrate knowledge and experience of working with welfare benefits legislation (including welfare reform) and (Health and Safety)* You have knowledge and experience of working with the causes of homelessness and the ability to create interventions with service users to address these.* You are Solution focused and pro-active in achieving high quality client work and results in a fast paced and outcome focused environment.* You have previously worked in a target led environment.* You thrive in negotiating and accomplishing daily outcomes.* You are an excellent communicator and people person who is genuine and empathetic.* You have strong work ethics with excellent customer service focus.* You have impeccable organisational skills.* You can positively manage complex work projects and own workload in line with service standards and Hestia values, working towards client progression and meeting service targets and deadlines, reviewing work and priorities.* You can use computer systems, including databases as part of your day-to-day work.* You have strong communication skills and the ability to record good quality data, case notes, plans and outcomes accurately and timely.* You are excellent at building relationships with team members and the public.* You are socially conscious and want to make a difference. * You are great at building relationships with team members and the public.* You are flexible and adaptable team player with a can-do attitude.**Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion**Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire greatpeople from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We arecommitted to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce andvalue the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people andcommunities bring to our organisation.**We are a disability confident employer**Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to theemployment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer aguaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet theminimum