Housing Options Officer in Welwyn Garden City

Housing Options Officer in Welwyn Garden City

Welwyn Garden City Full-Time No working from home possible
Park Avenue Recruitment

Ready for your next interim opportunity within Housing Options?

A local authority in Hertfordshire is looking to appoint a well‐rounded Interim Housing Options Officer to join their team on a contract basis for an initial 3 months.

This role would suit someone comfortable managing a smaller caseload while also supporting with triage, offering a varied workload and the opportunity to be involved across the full housing options process.

Key Responsibilities

Managing a reduced caseload of homelessness applications from first approach through to decision

Supporting the front‐end of the service by carrying out triage and initial assessments

Conducting investigations in line with Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

Issuing statutory decisions, including Section 184 notifications

Producing and progressing Personalised Housing Plans (PHPs), with a focus on prevention and relief

What you'll need

Recent experience working within a Housing Options team in a UK local authority

Confident handling both triage and full homelessness casework

Ability to attend the office 2 days per week

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