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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