We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Enfield to assist with the appointment of a Homeless Housing Coordinator, on a 2-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £21.05 - £26.41 per Hour

Responsibilities:

• To provide excellent customer service to homeless applicants and key partners.
• To provide specialist homelessness casework to households, ensuring that all aspects of casework are carried out in accordance with legislation, strategies, policies and initiatives set out at the national, regional and local level through effective and regular case work supervision, advice, guidance and support.
• Skilled use of all available homelessness prevention tools and collaborate with internal and external partners to improve outcomes for threatened with homeless/homeless applicants.
• Contribute to embedding safeguarding best practice across the wider Housing Advisory Service.
• Contribute to the overall service goal to reduce the number of households living in temporary accommodation by assisting them in challenging landlords & court possession orders.

Qualifications:

• Significant experience of providing specialist homelessness casework to homeless applicants that may have complex needs
• Significant experience of working collaboratively to improve outcomes for homeless that may have complex needs
• Ability and experience to consistently deliver high levels of customer service to homeless applicants that may have complex needs

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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