Job Title: Tenancy Support Officer
Job Type: Temporary - 8-12 weeks initially
Location: Huntingdon - Cambridgeshire
Industry: Social Care - Homeless Adults service
The organisation
In this Tenancy Support Officer opportunity in Huntingdon, you will join a national organisation whose sole purpose is to help end homelessness one person at a time, by providing housing and on-going support from first point of entry.
Key responsibilities
In this Tenancy Support Officer job, your responsibilities will include:
* Assisting residents with appropriate support to help the transition from temporary accommodation Into a new tenancy
* Ensure financial viability through appropriate Income management - housing benefits / housing / welfare support / budgeting
* Support residents to reduce behaviours which may be negotiable and provide crisis Intervention
* Positive / solution focused approach to work with confidence to deal with challenging and complex situations
* Comprehensive housing and voids management, maintaining a high standard of health and safety, building compliance and property standards
Skills & experience
1. Proven track record working in tenancy support or role similar within housing support
2. Desire to help vulnerable people with housing + emotional support
3. DBS Issued In the last 12 months or on the update service - adul...