Enfield, United Kingdom

Homeless Housing Coordinator

 Job Description:

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Enfield to assist with the appointment of a Homeless Housing Coordinator, on a 2.5-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 ensure our duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act are met, delivering a proactive person centred, outcome focused and end to end case management approach.
  • To undertake comprehensive assessments that lead to focused and co-produced Personal Housing Plans (PHP) for each applicant.
  • To assess applicants under the prevention and relief duties, issue S.184 final decision letters, ensuring effective communication and management of expectations with customers.
  • As appropriate, undertake the assessment and completion of high-quality risk management plans for applicants utilising information from a range of stakeholders and the applicant themselves.
  • To minimise risk by identifying, reporting and following up any safeguarding concerns.

Qualifications:

  • High level of education or equivalent demonstratable experience
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • 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

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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  Required Skills:

Discretion Pay BASIC Prevention Risk Management LTD PHP Education Business Communication Management