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5 x 36 hours Tenancy Support Officers
1 x 18 hours Tenancy Support Officers
We have exciting opportunities for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our Housing Support Team to help make a difference to the lives of people who are either experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. As a Tenancy Support Officer in the team, your role is critical to supporting people to avoid homelessness where it is safe to do so, remain connected to their local communities and go on to find sustainable long term solutions to their housing need.
This role will involve working across West Lothian providing services in multiple locations including temporary accommodation, homeless units, hotels and those self-accommodating. You will also be required to work with partner agencies to ensure applicants can access benefits, employment and a range of support for any health issues affecting them due to or as a result of their homelessness. The teams are based in various locations within West Lothian including the Civic Centre, Blackburn Homeless Unit, Strathbrock Homeless Unit and our Youth Service which will be based in a new purpose built supported accommodation facility in Livingston
Who we are looking for
We are looking for energetic and motivated staff who can provide a range of hybrid support services tailored to the needs of applicants including housing options advice, financial support, employability advice and housing support. We are also looking for applicants who have excellent communication skills and can help sustain our strong partnership working with our key partners.