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Housing Options Officer

Employer
Warwick District Council
Location
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Salary
£26,446 - £29,174 per annum
Closing date
22 Aug 2022

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Housing and Communities

Housing Options Officer

£26,446 - £29,174 per annum

Fixed-Term Contract to 31st March 2022

Warwick District Council are committed to delivering excellent advice and support services to homeless people approaching the Council.

The candidate we are looking to join our team would need to demonstrate their experience of delivering good quality homelessness advice or services.

They would be a key point of contact for those facing homelessness to deliver the Council’s statutory obligations under the Housing Act 1996 Part Vll, and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

The ability to empathise with clients and engage with potentially vulnerable people is essential.

The role involves:

  • Interviewing those approaching the Council as homeless.
  • Working with clients to find solutions to their homelessness Administering and discharging the Council’s statutory and regulatory obligations to people threatened with or experiencing homelessness.
  • Writing to clients accepting and ending legal duties.
  • Liaison with statutory and non-statutory agencies to investigate homelessness and to assist in the prevention or relief of homelessness.
  • Giving housing advice tailored to the needs of the clients

The role may involve both home working and working from the office, flexible arrangements can be agreed. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

If you have any questions or wish to have an informal discussion, please contact Fiona Aitken by email at fiona.aitken@warwickdc.gov.uk

The intention is for this jobholder to work in the office/home, 2 days minimum in the office.

Closing date: Monday 22nd August 2022

Interview date: Tuesday 30th August 2022

Please click on the following link to see the range of benefits we offer range of benefits

It is our policy that we do not accept CVs as part of your application, please complete the application below and email to vacancies@warwickdc.gov.uk

Recruitment agencies are asked not to contact us; we will come to you if your services are required.

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Warwick District, is at the heart of Shakespeare’s England and comprises the towns of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and Whitnash.  The district boasts historic castles and buildings with regency architecture, vibrant town centres hosting a lively calendar of events, as well as beautiful parks and gardens.   We enjoy links to the M40, M42, M1 and M6, national rail connection and Birmingham International airport. It is one of the most prosperous regions in the country with low unemployment rates.

Here at Warwick District Council, our vision is to make Warwick District a great place to live, work and visit and we recognise that our employees are the key to achieving that. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible; flexi-time, full or part time and job sharing is usually available.  You can expect generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.  

We believe in recruiting the best person for the job, using fair and open selection, based on knowledge and experience, skills and behaviour.  We welcome applications from a diverse range of  candidates.

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Riverside House
Milverton Hill
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5HZ
United Kingdom

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