Homeless Intervention and Prevention Officer

Salary range: Grade 9 (£42,060 - £43,680p.a.) plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent 
Hours of work: 36 hours per week 
Location: Croydon

About the role

To provide a bespoke homeless prevention and intervention caseworker service to those approaching the service with a housing need.

To carry out early homeless prevention activities. Advise on a range of housing issues and welfare benefits, assessing support needs and working with multiple internal and external services to alleviate homelessness and provide households with positive options and sustainable housing solutions.

As well as preventing homelessness will be expected to carry out in-depth homelessness inquiries and make legally sound decisions under the relevant Legislation.

You will be required to carry out;

▪ Discretionary housing homeless prevention payments.
▪ Provision of emergency accommodation/relief accommodation
▪ Makes decisions under Homeless legislation and the Housing Act relating to the security of tenure.
▪ To devise a Personalised Housing Plan with applicants with the primary aim of preventing homelessness.
▪ Required to carry out home visits.

About you

You should have;

• Thorough knowledge of the legislation and duties owed to homeless persons by the Council under Part V1 and Part V11 of the Housing Act 1996, Homelessness Act 2002 & Localism Act 2011.
• Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) orders 1996, 2003 and 2012
• Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
• Knowledge of the duties owed to young people under the Children’s Act 1989
• Knowledge of Landlord & Tenant Legislation, the Housing Act 1985, and the Protection from Eviction Act 1977.
• Detailed working knowledge of homeless prevention initiatives and their application and effectiveness.
• Detailed working knowledge of the welfare benefits system and its application