Local Authority Housing Homelessness Enquiries and Decision Officer, North London

Local Authority Housing Homelessness Enquiries and Decision Officer, North London
Pay rate to £31.09 per hour
Contract role, Local Authority Housing
Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Local Authority Homelessness Enquiries and Decision Officer in North London.
 
You will need to have:

• To promote the spirit of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and prevention of homelessness every day of your work. Responsibility for the assessment, enquiries and main duty decisions (singles and families) with particular reference to assisting people under the relevant homelessness legislation and informing them of the Council’s decision in relation to their application. To specifically assist with pre-existing applications to clear the homeless decisions backlog.
• To participate and contribute to relevant case conferences with internal council services (eg. Adult Social Care, Childrens Services, MARAC, DSM, hospitals etc) and provide advice on matters related to homelessness. To support Council initiatives for complex and vulnerable persons for eg. Rough sleepers, asylum seekers/refugees, victims/survivors of domestic abuse. LGBTQ+, care leavers etc. To ensure responsibilities with regard to the safeguarding of adults and children at risk are met at all times and promotes the council’s safeguarding work. Responsibility in delivering a co-ordinated approach to inquiries and decisions for families and vulnerable persons through developing and maintaining effective working relationships with other Council teams (within Housing Needs and Strategy), services and external agencies. To ensure effective implementation an adherence to processes and protocols with Social Services, for effective liaison and for discharging statutory joint obligations and duties. To be alert the possibility of housing fraud and work in conjunction with the council’s Housing Investigation team to prevent fraud. To make onward referrals to the relevant support agencies, public sector bodies and voluntary sector organisations. To support the Homeless Assessment Manager with the provision of detailed information in response to Councillor enquiries, complaints and Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) enquiries.

 
You will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority Housing setting.
 
Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:
Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)

• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• Looked After Children (LAC)
• Children’s Social Work
• Adult Social Work
• Service Manager
• Head of Service
• Team Manager
• Assistant Team Manager
• A wide range of housing roles
• Careers in SEND in local authorities

 
Let us help you take the next step in your career. Get in touch with me today to explore our exciting opportunities!
Contact me on olivia.russell@vitalissocialcare.co.uk or 07521053670 for more information.