Sustainable Housing Support Officer

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Job description

Main Responsibilities

1. Manage a flexible workload as designated by the line manager
2. Work with service users to assess, design, plan, implement Sustainable Housing Support Plans to increase their ability to maintain their tenancy and develop appropriate independent living skills.
3. Establish, develop and sustain effective working relationships with service users to encourage a process of change
4. Support customers to maximise income by reducing debt, obtaining paid work and entitlement to benefits.
5. Provide appropriate and practical assistance and support to meet the needs and requirements of service users, individually and as a team.
6. Deal with day-to-day enquiries and emergencies arising from contact with customers or other agencies.
7. Support peer involvement programme so peers are skilled and supported to lead on peer activities and be part of the delivery of project activities.

Requirements

1. Ability assess, design, plan, implement Sustainable Housing Support Plans
2. Ability to work independently using own initiative whilst remaining accountable to line management
3. Experience of providing housing support to people who have experienced homelessness across a range of projects, including Housing First, Dispersed, Shared Accommodation and Private Rented Sector.
4. Experience of providing housing support services to people who have experienced homelessness, including people with multiple and complex support needs, such as rough sleepers, people leaving prison/hospital, MAPPA
5. Ability to ensure all aspects of casework is carried out in accordance with relevant legislation, safeguarding policies and initiatives set

Contract

• Initial 3 to 6 month ongoing contract
• PAYE via Umbrella
• Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

This period closes on Friday November at 17:00.
If you are interested in this position AND meet the requirements, APPLY NOW!

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