Housing Officer
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Job Summary
1 Year Contract with Local Authority
- The Lead Professional Officer is responsible for managing a caseload of clients seeking assistance to alleviate homelessness and explore housing options. This role involves overseeing a portfolio of temporary accommodations ensuring compliance with contract terms and meeting Health and Safety standards as well as Council requirements.
- Serve as the primary contact for clients providing comprehensive housing management services to homeless households in temporary accommodations.
- Act as a liaison for landlords managing and provisioning temporary accommodations and ensuring efficient allocation and minimal void periods.
- Resolve disputes between landlords and tenants monitor progress on necessary works and address disrepair issues promptly.
- Provide clients with appropriate advice on housing options either directly or through referrals and guide them in choice-based lettings bidding strategies.
- Demonstrable experience in advising customers within a housing or similar service.
- Experience managing a housing patch or caseload in areas such as tenancy management property management or income management.
- Knowledge of the Housing Reduction Act 2017 and experience as a Housing Options Officer.
- Proficiency in literacy and numeracy.
- Working hours: 35 hours per week.
- A DBS check is required for this role.
Required Skills:
Lead Proessionl Officer to interview and manage a case load of clients who have approached our services for assistance to help relieve their homelessness and provide housing options. Knowledge of the Housing Reduction Act 2017 and experience as a Housing Options Officer is vital to the role
Required Education:
Lead Proessionl Officer to interview and manage a case load of clients who have approached our services for assistance to help relieve their homelessness and provide housing options. Knowledge of the Housing Reduction Act 2017 and experience as a Housing Options Officer is vital to the role
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Section 8
- Public Health
- Data Collection
- Ellucian
- Banking
- Fair Housing Regulations
- LIHTC
- Budgeting
- Economic Development
- Real Estate Law
- Logistics
- Statistical Analysis
