Support and Inclusion Officer
Hourly rate: £28 via Umbrella
Location: South West (Hybrid)
Hours: Full time
Duration: 6 weeks initially
Reference: J87744
Venn Group are currently working with a Local Authority in the South West, who are seeking a Support and Inclusion Officer on an interim basis.
Main duties of the job:
* To be responsible for managing a caseload and to conduct planned regular home visits
* To lone work adhering to the Council’s Lone Working policy
* Work with customers to follow and contribute to their housing and support plans to prevent and relieve homelessness
* Follow risk management and safeguarding procedures in line with Council policy
* Offer advice and assistance to prevent households becoming homeless, by taking a proactive approach to preventing homelessness
* Work and negotiate with landlords and tenants to find solutions to prevent eviction from the private sector
* Support customers living with family or friend arrangements to sustain their arrangements with appropriate support in place
* Develop and maintain effective working links with other services to prevent homelessness
* This will include agencies such as drug and alcohol services, Social Care for children and adults, social and private landlords, primary care services and mental health teams
* Ensure that potentially homeless households are given advice and assistance to claim housing, support and other welfare benefits available to them with the aim of preventing or delaying homelessness
* Effective data collection and accurate prevention case note recording
Essential Skills:
* Experience providing excellent customer service and dealing with members of the public both face to face and over the phone
* Enhanced DBS issued within the last year or on the update service
To apply for this role and for more information, please send your updated CV toAshleigh Clarke at aclarke@venngroup.com or call 0117 930 8760
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