Description
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Homelessness, Independence and Preventative Services which adopts a preventative approach across the housing, health and social care agendas. You will be a frontline professional delivering a first class, modern and flexible service to some of the most vulnerable people in the Borough.
The role is to fulfil the council’s statutory homelessness assessment and decision-making function, with particular focus on those in emergency and temporary accommodation. You will proactively prevent and resolve crisis across the housing, health and social care agendas, utilising support services, discretionary funds and assistance and ensuring that accommodation is affordable.
Key responsibilities include:
- Completing detailed holistic assessments of housing and support needs
- Devising and progressing personalised housing plans
- Providing interventions, support and referrals to minimise the time spent in temporary accommodation
You have extensive knowledge and experience of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, working with vulnerable people, and experience of working within multi-disciplinary housing teams and work involving complex needs and diverse client groups and an expert knowledge of homelessness and associated legislation.
The salary for this role is GBP 41,511 - 45,123 per year.
If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits.