Housing Options Officer - Hamilton Woods : Job Details

Housing Options Officer

Permanent

Hybrid working

£36,000

Hamilton Woods Associates are currently recruiting for a Housing Options Officer to provide specialist advice on a range of complex housing options and homeless prevention initiatives on a permanent basis, working at home for 2-3 days a week.

Responsibilities of the Housing Options Officer:

• Manage caseloads and complete detailed legal assessments of applications for housing
• Make 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
• Lead multi-agency case meetings for households with complex problems
• Act as housing lead in response to serious domestic abuse, child protection and adult safeguarding
• Develop strong relationships with all housing providers and promote multi-agency initiatives in the prevention of homelessness
• Participate in one-to-one supervision, case reviews and case conferences, employee appraisals and training sessions

Essential Experience of the Housing Options Officer:

• Full UK Driving License
• Level 4 diploma or equivalent
• Enhanced DBS

To be considered for this exciting role, please contact Connor LAmb - Recruitment Consultant at Hamilton Woods or apply online with a covering note of your experience and suitability referencing the job ID number. Due to the exceptionally high level of applications if you have not heard back from HWA within 7 - 10 days, it is regrettable that we cannot respond to all applicants, and please assume your application has been unsuccessful.