Housing Support Officer

• Locations

  Woodford Green, London

• Salary

  Up to £14 per annum

• Sector

  Homelessness, Housing, Revenues & Benefits

• Type

  Temporary

Job Role: Housing & Support Officer (Temp)
Hours of Work: 20 to 60 hours per week
Salary: £13.78 Per Hour
Work Location: Forest Rd, London E17 3EF

Job Purpose

• To provide housing management and housing related support to a caseload of residents
• To be responsible for the monitoring of all rent accounts ensuring that both personal and housing benefit elements are paid regularly – taking early intervention and prevention action to minimize rent arrears, only taking enforcement action when necessary.
• Work collaboratively with other departments – in particular, Facilities and Property Management and other community operations teams (Health and Wellbeing, and Children Youth and Families) to deliver the best service for our residents
• To ensure that residents receive services relevant to their needs, arising from their Outcome Star assessment action plans
• To be responsible for ensuring that the Inform is maintained accurately times for all residents with whom you have contact
• To support residents to engage and participate in Progression activities
• To work proactively with residents to high-quality and affordable move-on accommodation
• Maximize resident’s uptake in Progression opportunities by working alongside the Progression Coaches
• Maximizing housing occupancy and minimizing voids by taking proactive action
• Ensure that residents comply with Tenancy and License conditions, and taking action to deal with any anti-social behavior as instructed by the Housing and Support Manager

Mandatory Requirement:
– Enhanced DBS Certificate: Child & Adult (Should be on online/update service)

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