Homeless Prevention and Assessment Officer, Merseyside

Homeless Prevention and Assessment Officer, Merseyside 
Pay rate £30.76 per hour 
Contract role, Local Authority Housing, Wirral Birkenhead 
 
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Homeless Prevention and Assessment Officer in the Merseyside area. 
 
Deliver a professional Housing Options and Homeless service providing advice, support and guidance to ensure that all clients receive timely interventions and assessments to support them into permanent and settled affordable accommodation. 
KEY TASKS 

• Ensure that housing  advice and assistance is given to all clients with due regard  to housing legislation  (under the 1996 Housing Act, Homelessness Act 2002 & Children’s Act 1989) within the agreed timescales ensuring compliance to the requirements of the legislation. 

• Identify problems causing potential homelessness and provide tailored solutions, advice and assistance to facilitate and secure alternative settled accommodation and prevent homeless. 

• Work proactively with relevant Council departments, Floating Support Providers/Partners, Health/Hospital Trust, Private Landlords Family Support Unit, Probation and Registered Providers to ensure that effective support is identified and implemented to prevent homelessness, ensure timely assessments and support clients into settled accommodation. 

• Provide advice and assistance to clients with complex needs and sign post to the relevant services and  support 

• Keep up to date with all current housing and benefit’s legislation to ensure compliance. 

• Ensure that Families and individuals are placed appropriately in temporary accommodation that fully meet their needs, ensuring that move on plans are in place and that clients do not exceed legal deadlines. 

You will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority. 
Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.