2-3 Months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
· The Families & Singles Service was established to help applicants who are threatened with homelessness or homeless to sustain their present accommodation or move into suitable private rented accommodation.
· The Families & Singles Service will also work collaboratively with partners to improve resilience and housing sustainment, under Enfield’s Early Help strategy.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
· The Homeless Families & Singles team will provide expert advice, work closely and collaboratively with partners to prevent, or delay homelessness wherever possible, to stop people ending up in our temporary accommodation or on the streets.
· The Homeless Housing Coordinator will sit within the Families Team, working closely within the courts, solicitors, and Enfield’s legal department to prevent homelessness.
· 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.
Essential Experience Required:
· Experience with homelessness decision making. You should also have knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children is essential.
· Experience of welfare, homelessness reduction act, housing and homelessness policy and case law, legislation and practice, Courts, possession orders & evictions is essential.
Essential Qualification Required:
· A good general standard of education, written and good verbal skills is essential.
Additional information to note:
· Working hours: 35 hours per week.
· The role requires a DBS check.
The closing date for this position 10th November 2024.