At a Glance
- Tasks: Assess housing applications and provide advice on options for vulnerable customers.
- Company: Join a dedicated team focused on preventing homelessness and supporting the community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a chance to impact your community positively.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives by helping them find safe housing.
- Qualifications: Knowledge of housing law and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 24750 - 30250 £ per year.
Overall Role Purpose:
- Complete assessments of applications to join the housing register including re-registration to keep their applications up to date.
- Assess households who do not qualify to register and provide advice to them about alternative housing options.
- Assess households who do qualify to register and activate their applications.
- Determine for each application:
- Their effective date (waiting time)
- Level of preference
- Any special factors affecting their application
- Complete medical assessments of applications for preference on medical grounds.
- Provide comprehensive housing advice on housing options for applicants to the housing register.
- Notify applicants on decisions on their applications.
Role Context:
This position is fundamental to the provision of allocations processes across the range of areas affecting vulnerable customers on the housing register, in temporary accommodation and who are being assisted into the private rented sector to prevent homelessness or discharge the housing duty. This role requires good knowledge of the law relating to part VI of the Housing Act 1996. The post holder will be required to have good knowledge of the law affecting housing allocations and be familiar with other housing advice and homelessness legislation, other general housing legislation, welfare benefit expertise and knowledge of the adult.
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