Housing Options & Assessment Officer
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Posted on:
23 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are working closely alongside with a local authority in Waltham Forest to assist with the appointment of a Housing Options & Assessment Officer on a 3-months contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 130.79 - 172.31 per day
Summary:
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is seeking a proactive Housing Options & Assessment Officer to deliver the innovative Homewise pilot project. This role is a field-based responsive position where you will work in partnership with a Social Worker to conduct urgent home visits to households facing eviction. The primary goal is to intervene directly within the community to prevent homelessness and where necessary support residents in achieving a planned and stable move.
Responsibilities:
- Implement immediate intervention strategies to prevent homelessness and sustain existing tenancies wherever possible.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of household needs housing options and eligibility for support services.
- Maintain a high level of mobility to travel across the borough at short notice often requiring same-day responses to urgent referrals.
- Act as a bridge between housing services and social care to ensure a holistic person-centered approach to homelessness prevention.
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of the Homewise pilot by maintaining accurate case records and reporting on intervention outcomes.
Essentials:
- Proven experience in a housing options or homelessness prevention role ideally within a local authority setting.
- Experience conducting home visits and delivering interventions to residents in high-stress environments or facing immediate crises.
- Prior experience managing a caseload with a focus on achieving tangible outcomes for residents at risk of homelessness.
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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- Section 8
- Public Health
- Data Collection
- Ellucian
- Banking
- Fair Housing Regulations
- LIHTC
- Budgeting
- Economic Development
- Real Estate Law
- Logistics
- Statistical Analysis
