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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Taplow, Buckinghamshire

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READING BOROUGH COUNCIL, Reading

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Veolia Environmental Services (Uk) Plc, Clayhill, Buckinghamshire

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Housing Limited, Uxbridge, Greater London

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Homelessness Prevention Officer

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READING BOROUGH COUNCIL, Reading

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Posted today, 12 Jun

Job ref: 8a38e9169678447aa3c70a343ea35dd7

Full Job Description

In this vital role, you'll be working directly with residents at risk of homelessness to identify the root causes of their housing issues and support them to find lasting solutions. You'll create and manage personalised housing plans, tailoring your approach to meet the unique needs of each customer. Whether it's negotiating with landlords, mediating family breakdowns, or identifying benefit entitlements, you'll be there every step of the way to support people in maintaining or securing accommodation. You'll carry out interviews, home visits, and outreach work in a range of settings including homes, prisons, hostels, and hospitals. Using your knowledge of housing law, welfare benefits, and tenancy rights, you'll provide timely, accurate advice and support to help people navigate complex and often urgent situations. Where homelessness cannot be prevented, you'll be responsible for making statutory decisions in line with Part VII of the Housing Act 1996, managing casework to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice. Collaboration is key in this role. You'll work closely with internal departments, health services, social care, and local charities to safeguard vulnerable individuals and secure positive outcomes. You'll also contribute to service development, support new team members, and play a key role in driving continuous improvement within our homelessness prevention service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person with excellent communication skills and experience in problem solving and partnership working, with the ability to work with local residents to ensure their community feels safe. You will need to be able to complete case records, collate evidence and write witness statements, all underpinned with excellent organisational & IT skills and the ability to manage your own workload. You'll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you'll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our offer We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you'll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment. A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

  • Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
  • A wide range of flexible working opportunities
  • Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
  • On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
  • Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
  • Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

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