Fancy working for a leading housing team in London? Fancy the chance to work on a fully remote basis? Look no further. A client of mine are currently on the lookout for a Housing Solutions Hospital In-reach officer to join their team, supporting people being discharged from hospital, offering their support to enable clients to move to settled accommodation.

Role Responsibilities

  • To support the approach from clients discharged from hospital with nowhere to go.
  • To understand the challenges and complexities around homelessness today, the impact that homelessness has on families and single people, and have a commitment to addressing housing issues and reducing homelessness.
  • To provide an effective, professional service on behalf of the Council including offering a full range of advice on housing options in the private and public sector and ensure comprehensive homelessness prevention service.
  • To provide an effective, professional homelessness service on behalf of the Council including assessment and investigation of homeless approached and applications in line with the Council’s statutory duties under the Housing Act 1996 Part 7 and relevant case laws and local policies.
  • To develop, update and review Personalised Housing Plan for customers on behalf of the council in light of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. This Plan will ensure that homelessness is prevented or relieved through active engagement with council and private sector services.
  • To drive the Council’s reduction of temporary accommodation expenditure by ensuring that all other avenues are explored and clients are diverted away from its use.

    • Please apply to this role with a CV attached, and if successful you will be